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HR 4864 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Crimes against women Military law Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses

Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act

Introduced: March 23, 2016 Introduced by: Frankel, Lois Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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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
Apr 5, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act

This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to declare guilty of sexual assault, subject to punishment by court martial, any person who commits a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person.

What's happening now April 5, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 7, 2016
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 14, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 14, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 14, 2016
CONYERS, JOHN
· Apr 14, 2016
Lawrence, Brenda
· Apr 14, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2016
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Apr 14, 2016
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 14, 2016
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 14, 2016
Brooks, Susan
· Mar 23, 2016
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 23, 2016
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 23, 2016
Speier, Jackie
· Mar 23, 2016
Tsongas, Niki
· Mar 23, 2016
Walorski, Jackie
· Mar 23, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4864: Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4864/
MLA
"H.R. 4864: Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4864/.
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H.R. 4864, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4864/.
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