3.0.0 2388 2022-11-01T20:02:13Z 2022-11-01T20:02:13Z House HR 2019-04-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 69 (Monday, April 29, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MAST:H.R. 2388.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution. ``To make Rules for the Government andRegulation of the land and naval Forces''[Page H3304]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-30T19:42:10Z Referred to 2019-04-29T18:00:52Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-04-29T18:01:00Z 2019-04-30 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2019-04-29 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2019-04-29 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2019-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 N S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2019-04-29 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-04-29 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2019-04-29 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-04-29 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-04-29 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-04-29 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-04-29 True C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2019-04-29 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2019-04-29 True D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2019-04-29 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2019-05-01 False S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2019-05-03 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2019-05-03 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2019-05-07 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2019-05-07 False B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2019-05-07 False S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2019-05-09 False L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2019-05-09 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2019-05-09 False C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2019-05-15 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2019-05-15 False R000611 Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] Denver Riggleman R VA 5 2019-05-20 False H001083 Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] Kendra Horn D OK S. 5 2019-06-06 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2019-06-06 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2019-06-10 False C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2019-06-27 False W000825 Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] Jennifer Wexton D VA 10 2019-07-18 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2019-12-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Child safety and welfare Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Domestic violence and child abuse House of Representatives Judicial review and appeals Military law Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-04-29 Introduced in House 2020-09-24T20:02:09Z Harmony's Law

This bill eliminates the statute of limitations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for a child abuse offense.

Currently, such charges must be received during the life of the child or within 10 years of the commission of the offense, whichever is longer.

The bill retroactively applies to offenses for which the current statute of limitations has not yet lapsed.

The Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives is authorized to file legal briefs supporting the position that prosecution for a rape or sexual assault should not be time-barred, notwithstanding the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in United States v. Mangahas, No. 17-0434-AF.

]]> Harmony’s Law Display Title Harmony’s Law Official Title as Introduced To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to eliminate the statute of limitations for child abuse offenses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Harmony’s Law Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2388ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2388ih.xml 2019-04-30 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.