Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 15, 2017)
Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act
This bill establishes a punitive article in the Uniform Code of Military Justice on domestic violence and aggravated domestic violence against an intimate partner. "Aggravated domestic violence" involves the use of a weapon, or force in a manner likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm.
Military departments must submit to the Department of Justice the identity of each member of the Armed Forces who has been convicted of a domestic violence offense for inclusion in the national instant criminal background check system.
What just happenedNov 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 15, 2017
- Nov 15, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee - Nov 15, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate