3.0.0 1500 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z Senate S 2019-05-16 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-16T15:05:53Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS 2019-05-16 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA N S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2019-05-16 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2019-05-22 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2019-06-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Assault and harassment offenses Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against animals and natural resources Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Domestic violence and child abuse Mental health Military command and structure Military education and training Military law Military personnel and dependents Personnel records Sex offenses Violent crime Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-26T20:23:55Z Military Special Victims Protection Act of 2019

This bill modifies and establishes requirements relating to the prosecution of sexual misconduct and domestic violence in the Armed Forces, including by restricting initial case determinations to officers of at least a certain grade with special authority and by requiring additional review of certain decisions. The bill also expands legal services and options for victims, including by allowing certain victims who were discharged from service to correct their military records with respect to specified mental health diagnoses.

]]> Military Special Victims Protection Act of 2019 Display Title Military Special Victims Protection Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Military Special Victims Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve and enhance protections for members of the Armed Forces who are victims of a sex-related or domestic violence offense, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1500is/xml/BILLS-116s1500is.xml 2019-05-16 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.