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H.R. 4104 117th Congress House

Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act

Official title: To reform the disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and increase the preventio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To reform the disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and increase the prevention of sexual assaults and other crimes in the military.

Introduced: June 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrime prevention
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Jun 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 23, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act

This bill modifies the process and policy related to the disposition of charges and convening of courts-martial for certain sexual assault cases and other specified offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

Among other elements, the bill provides that the determinations on the preferral, disposition, and referral of charges for specified offenses under the UCMJ must be made by a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces who is designated as a court-martial convening authority (in grade O-6 or higher) and who is available for detail as trial counsel, has significant trial experience, and is outside the chain of command of the member subject to the charges.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1520 Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021
  • S 2792 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 200
All 200 Democratic 135 Republican 10
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 22, 2022
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 23, 2021
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Dec 23, 2021
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Oct 15, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 15, 2021
Reed, Tom
· Oct 8, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Sep 30, 2021
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Aug 27, 2021
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 27, 2021
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jul 29, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2021
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2021
Katko, John
· Jul 28, 2021
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 28, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 28, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jul 22, 2021
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jul 22, 2021
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 22, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jul 22, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jul 21, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Jul 21, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 21, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 21, 2021
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 20, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Jul 20, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Jul 20, 2021
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 13, 2021
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jul 13, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 9, 2021
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Bera, Ami
California · Jul 9, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 9, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Jul 9, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 9, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jul 9, 2021
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 9, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Jul 9, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 9, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Jul 9, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· Jul 9, 2021
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 9, 2021
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4104/
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