3.0.0 1079 2022-11-15T16:33:00Z 2022-11-15T16:33:00Z House H HR 2013-03-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SPEIER:H.R. 1079.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H1358]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-26T14:01:49Z Referred to 2013-03-12T16:04:00Z 2013-03-26 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-03-12 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 N M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2013-03-12 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2013-03-12 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2013-03-12 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2013-03-12 True E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2013-03-12 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2013-03-12 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2013-04-16 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2013-04-16 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2013-05-17 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2013-06-04 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2013-06-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence and witnesses Military law Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-03-12 Introduced in House 2013-03-29T20:38:31Z Military Judicial Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to require a convening authority (the person taking action on the findings of a court-martial), as soon as practicable after receipt of the findings and sentence of a court-martial, to approve the sentence in whole. Prohibits such authority from modifying such findings or sentence. (Under current law, modifying findings or a sentence is a command prerogative involving the sole discretion of such authority.) Allows certain other officials to act in place of the convening authority.

Allows the accused in a court-martial to submit to the convening authority matters for inclusion in the final record of trial. (Under current law, such accused may submit matters for consideration with respect to the findings and sentence.) Removes the requirement that a convening authority obtain and consider the recommendation of his/her staff judge advocate or legal officer.

Repeals the authority of a convening authority to suspend the execution of any sentence or part thereof other than a death sentence.

]]> Military Judicial Reform Act of 2013 Display Title Military Judicial Reform Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Military Judicial Reform Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate the authority of the convening authority to modify the findings and sentence of a court-martial as a matter of command prerogative involving the sole discretion of the convening authority. Introduced in House 2013-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1079ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1079ih.xml 2013-03-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.