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HCONRES 28 111th Congress House

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

Introduced: January 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 111th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 27, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 27, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 2009

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 15, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 14, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 5, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 5, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 27, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-28/
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"H. Con. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-28/.
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H. Con. Res. 28, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-28/.
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