3.0.0 1495 2022-02-08T23:21:50Z 2022-02-08T23:21:50Z Senate S 2019-05-15 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-15T22:30:05Z Combating Military Sexual Assault Act 116 3015 HR 2019-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-15 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ N T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2019-05-15 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2019-05-15 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2019-05-15 True S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL 2019-05-15 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2019-05-15 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2019-05-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Defense Domestic violence and child abuse Due process and equal protection Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military command and structure Military education and training Military law Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development Research administration and funding Right of privacy Sex offenses Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-15 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-12T16:48:31Z Combating Military Sexual Assault Act

This bill addresses the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and related offenses in the Armed Forces.

For example, the bill (1) expands training for, and responsibilities of, commanders of the Armed Forces with respect to such assaults; (2) extends the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; (3) increases the number of digital forensic examiners in each military criminal investigation organization; (4) expands the authority of military judges with respect to certain pretrial matters; (5) makes sexual harassment a specific offense in the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and (6) and requires a pilot program on defense investigators within the military justice system.

]]> Combating Military Sexual Assault Act Display Title Combating Military Sexual Assault Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Combating Military Sexual Assault Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the prevention of sexual assault and related offenses in the Armed Forces, to enhance protections of victims of such offenses, to improve the investigation and prosecution of such offenses, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1495is/xml/BILLS-116s1495is.xml 2019-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.