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HR 4639 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Domestic violence and child abuse Government information and archives Military law Military personnel and dependents

Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act

Introduced: December 13, 2017 Introduced by: Rosen, Jacky Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 10, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Dec 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act

This bill establishes a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence and aggravated domestic violence against an intimate partner. "Aggravated domestic violence" involves the use of a weapon, or force in a manner likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm.

Military departments must submit to the Department of Justice the identity of each member of the Armed Forces who has been convicted of a domestic violence offense for inclusion in the national instant criminal background check system.

What's happening now January 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2129 Identical bill Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· Dec 13, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4639: Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4639/
MLA
"H.R. 4639: Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4639/.
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H.R. 4639, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4639/.
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[H.R. 4639: Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4639/)
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