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S 1799 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Military command and structure Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses

Professionalizing the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Act of 2021

Introduced: May 25, 2021 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 25, 2021
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Professionalizing the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a report on establishing a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). The report must include a recommendation on the required rank and experience of a SARC MOS.

DOD must brief the congressional defense committees on the report.

What's happening now May 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 25, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 25, 2021
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1799: Professionalizing the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1799/
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"S. 1799: Professionalizing the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1799/.
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S. 1799, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1799/.
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[S. 1799: Professionalizing the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1799/)
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