S 1789
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019
Introduced: June 11, 2019
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019
This bill modifies the process for convening courts-martial for sexual assault cases and certain other offenses.
For example, the bill authorizes independent military prosecutors to decide whether to convene courts-martial for (1) sexual assault cases and other specified crimes punishable by confinement of more than one year; and (2) other specified offenses, such as retaliation for reporting a crime, regardless of the maximum punishment authorized for the offenses. Under current law, the military's chain of command generally has sole decisionmaking authority as to whether to prosecute such cases.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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