3.0.0 97 2017-12-14T21:55:41Z 2017-12-14T21:55:41Z Senate S SCONRES 2008-09-10 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-10T19:23:29Z Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military. 110 397 HCONRES 2008-09-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2008-09-10 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8280) IntroReferral 2008-09-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N Armed Forces and National Security Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Criminal investigation Criminal liability Military bases Military command and control Military law Officer personnel Prosecution Rape Sex crimes Victims of crimes Women Women soldiers Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-09-10 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-19T19:07:56Z Calls for the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive strategy to increase and encourage investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military.

Sets forth elements to be included in such strategy, including: (1) requiring commanders to be held accountable for sexual assaults and rapes in their units and for disposition of such cases; (2) developing prevention and response programs to create a culture that prevents sexual assault and rape in the military and encourages more reporting by victims; (3) reviewing the capacity of the legal infrastructure in the Armed Forces to investigate and prosecute effectively sexual assault cases; (4) examining any barriers on military facilities to conducting effective investigations of sexual assault and rape cases; and (5) ensuring that the command affords an alleged sexual assault victim an opportunity for a transfer if a military protection order is issued.

]]> A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military. Display Title A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military. Official Title as Introduced A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110sconres97is/xml/BILLS-110sconres97is.xml 2008-09-10 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8280) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.