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A bill to provide for offices on sexual assault prevention and response under the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, to require reports on additional offices and selection of sexual assault…

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A bill to provide for offices on sexual assault prevention and response under the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, to require reports on additional offices and selection of sexual assault prevention and response personnel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2013 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2013
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-320.
May 21, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 21, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3660)
May 21, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires each Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces to establish and maintain an office within such Chief of Staff on the sexual assault prevention and response program carried out by that armed force.

Directs each military department Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of: (1) establishing such an office within each department, and (2) selecting members of the Armed Forces and department personnel to be assigned to positions that include responsibility for sexual assault prevention and response within the Armed Forces.

What's happening now June 4, 2013

Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-320.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 23, 2013
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · May 22, 2013
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 992: A bill to provide for offices on sexual assault prevention and response under the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, to require reports on additional offices and selection of sexual assault prevention and response personnel, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-992/
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"S. 992: A bill to provide for offices on sexual assault prevention and response under the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, to require reports on additional offices and selection of sexual assault prevention and response personnel, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-992/.
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S. 992, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-992/.
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