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H.R. 4863 113th Congress House

National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to a special victims' counsel.

Introduced: June 12, 2014 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Crime victimsCrimes against womenLawyers and legal servicesMilitary personnel and dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 12, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 12, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act - Expands eligibility for legal assistance provided by the Armed Forces special victims' counsel for eligible members and dependents who are victims of sex-related offenses to include a member of a reserve component who is a victim of an alleged sex-offense committed by a member of the Armed Forces during: (1) a period in which the individual served on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training; or (2) any period, regardless of the duty status of the individual, if the circumstances of the alleged sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service of the individual based on the membership in the Armed Forces of either the victim or the member who allegedly committed such offense.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2843 National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 1
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Jul 31, 2014
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jul 30, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 9, 2014
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 30, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jun 30, 2014
Walz, Timothy
· Jun 23, 2014
Bachmann, Michele
· Jun 17, 2014
Paulsen, Erik
· Jun 12, 2014
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 12, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4863: National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4863/
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