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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a…

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities.

Introduced: July 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 24, 2020
Introduced in House
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This bill requires the President to prescribe regulations authorizing military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders. Protective orders may be issued to protect a victim of an alleged sex or domestic violence offense, or a family member or associate of the victim, from a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice who is alleged to have committed such an offense.

The Department of Defense (DOD) shall establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence to analyze and develop recommendations for implementation by DOD regarding the risk of domestic violence at various stages of military service.

What's happening now July 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Aug 25, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Aug 25, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 7, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 7, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7789: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7789/
MLA
"H.R. 7789: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7789/.
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H.R. 7789, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7789/.
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[H.R. 7789: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7789/)
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