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Support for Survivors Act

Introduced: March 30, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 30, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 30, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support for Survivors Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to identify the most appropriate and effective means for the preservation by the Department of Defense (DOD) of documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault or harassment in which a member of the Armed Forces is the victim (covered incidents), which shall be the sole means used by all the military departments. Requires the means identified to be in electronic form and to include the full protection of the victim's privacy and lifetime access to such evidence.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a joint task force to determine whether to establish a documentary evidence form, report, or document in lieu of forms, reports, and documents currently generated by DOD.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress on the means of preservation identified; and (2) provide for the implementation of such means by the military departments within 18 months after the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now May 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 7, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 30, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Mar 30, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1260: Support for Survivors Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1260/
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"H.R. 1260: Support for Survivors Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1260/.
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H.R. 1260, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1260/.
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