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HCONRES 397 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.

Introduced: July 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Crime and Law EnforcementCrime preventionCriminal investigationCriminal liability
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 4, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 29, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 29, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1589-1590)
Jul 29, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 4, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for the Secretary of Defense to develop a comprehensive strategy to increase and encourage investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military.

Sets forth elements to be included in such strategy, including: (1) requiring commanders to be held accountable for sexual assaults and rapes in their units and for disposition of such cases; (2) developing prevention and response programs to create a culture that prevents sexual assault and rape in the military and encourages more reporting by victims; (3) reviewing the capacity of the legal infrastructure in the military to investigate and prosecute effectively sexual assault cases; (4) examining any barriers on military facilities to conducting effective investigations of sexual assault and rape cases; and (5) ensuring that the command affords an alleged sexual assault victim an opportunity for a base transfer should a military protection order be issued.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 97 Related bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 25, 2008
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2008
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 25, 2008
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 18, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 18, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 16, 2008
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 29, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 397: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-397/
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"H. Con. Res. 397: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-397/.
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H. Con. Res. 397, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-397/.
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