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HR 5257 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Judges Lawyers and legal services Military law

Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act

Introduced: May 16, 2016 Introduced by: Zinke, Ryan K. Republican · Montana 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
Jun 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 16, 2016
Introduced in House
May 16, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act

This bill requires each military department to establish a career military justice litigation track for judge advocates in the Armed Forces. Judge advocates participating in the litigation track must have assignments that: (1) relate to the practice of military justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and (2) include trial counsel, defense counsel, military trial judge, military appellate judge, academic instructor, Special Victims Prosecutor, Victims' Legal Counsel, Special Victims' Counsel, and other positions within criminal law offices or divisions of their armed force.

What's happening now June 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  • S 2943 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5257: Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5257/
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"H.R. 5257: Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5257/.
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H.R. 5257, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5257/.
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