Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 11, 2019)
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 just happenedJun 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 11, 2019
- Jun 11, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee - Jun 11, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate