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HR 2388 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Child safety and welfare Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Domestic violence and child abuse House of Representatives Judicial review and appeals Military law Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses

Harmony’s Law

Introduced: April 29, 2019 Introduced by: Mast, Brian J. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Harmony's Law

This bill eliminates the statute of limitations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for a child abuse offense.

Currently, such charges must be received during the life of the child or within 10 years of the commission of the offense, whichever is longer.

The bill retroactively applies to offenses for which the current statute of limitations has not yet lapsed.

The Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives is authorized to file legal briefs supporting the position that prosecution for a rape or sexual assault should not be time-barred, notwithstanding the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in United States v. Mangahas, No. 17-0434-AF.

What's happening now April 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 6