# 119-hr-3163: Military Chaplains Act of 2025

119-hr-3163, Military Chaplains Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3163
- Congress: 119
- Title: Military Chaplains Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Protects military chaplains' right to practice and minister according to their sincerely held beliefs across all services.** The bill would create uniform duties, definitions, and legal protections for chaplains in the Army, Navy (including Marine Corps and Coast Guard), Air Force, and Space Force. - Chaplains: Codifies duties that let chaplains counsel, pray, lead services, provide religious training, and offer crisis and suicide-prevention support while preserving confidentiality for privileged and sacramental communications. - Services and commanders: Requires chiefs of chaplains to advise service secretaries, issue guidance on religious-endorsing organizations and qualifications, and furnish facilities and transportation to help chaplains carry out ministry. - Accountability: Prohibits censorship, coercion, and adverse personnel actions for performing official religious duties and makes such violations prosecutable under Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, with the President directed to issue implementing regulations within one year.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger protections and enforcement for military chaplains: benefit, medium. If enacted, military chaplains would get uniform duties and protections across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Space Force. Chaplains could counsel, pray, and run services consistent with their beliefs and endorsing group. Private, sacramental, or privileged talks would st…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-318: Border Safety and Security Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3163 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3163)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-318: Border Safety and Security Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-318)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3163 (as of 2025-12-21).