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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="9163" measure-id="id117hr9163" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-10-11" update-date="2023-08-14">
        <title>Advancing Justice for Servicemembers Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr9163v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2023-08-14">
            <action-date>2022-10-11</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Advancing Justice for Servicemembers Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires authorized officials to ensure procedures and requirements for a complaint are completed within 180 days after the complaint is received for complaints from members of the Armed Forces related to harassment or prohibited discrimination.</p> <p>If an authorized official does not take final action on a harassment or prohibited discrimination complaint within 180 days or provide the member a written explanation of the final action in relation to the complaint, a member of the Armed Forces may seek a court order directing the military department concerned to take final action or provide a written explanation.</p>]]></summary-text>
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