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H.R. 6125 116th Congress House

Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to coordinate support for survivors of sexual trauma.

Introduced: March 5, 2020 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightHealth information and medical recordsIntergovernmental relationsMilitary medicine
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Sex offensesVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 16, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop, implement, and maintain a standard of coordinated care for members of the Armed Forces who are survivors of sexual trauma, including by requiring that information is posted in DOD facilities regarding VA services for such survivors.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 1, 2020
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Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 5, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Mar 5, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6125: Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6125/
MLA
"H.R. 6125: Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6125/.
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H.R. 6125, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6125/.
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