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Proposed Study on Immigration Enforcement and Servicemember Mental Health

Original title: Text of Senate Amendment 6460

Record date · June 24, 2026

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What This Bill Does

Senator Hickenlooper has proposed an to the 2027 defense authorization bill requiring the Department of Defense to study the impact of immigration enforcement operations on the mental health of Armed Forces members. The amendment mandates that a report on these findings be submitted to Congress within 180 days of the bill's enactment.

Why it matters

This , if passed, would require the Department of Defense to dedicate resources to analyze how specific immigration enforcement activities since January 20, 2025, affect the mental health of military personnel.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Department of Defense

The agency is tasked with conducting the study and preparing the report for Congress.

Directly affected

Members of the Armed Forces

The mental health of these individuals is the subject of the mandated study.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this amendment require?

It requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on how immigration enforcement operations since January 20, 2025, have affected the mental health of military personnel and to report those findings to Congress.

When would the report be due?

The report would be due no later than 180 days after the enactment of the bill.

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Focus on Immigration-Military Nexus

The amendment signals a legislative interest in linking specific domestic policy enforcement (immigration) to military personnel health outcomes.

Department of Defense Armed Forces

Connected Entities

Congress, Department of Defense, Armed Forces and 1 more

OrganizationCongress“The body to which the report must be submitted.”Map →

OrganizationDepartment of Defense“The agency tasked with conducting the study and submitting the report.”Map →

OrganizationArmed Forces“The military members whose mental health is the subject of the proposed study.”Map →

PersonHickenlooper“United States Senator who submitted the amendment.”Map →

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