Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021

Summary

Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 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.

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Timeline

1. 29 April 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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2. 29 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 29 April 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Sponsor
• Joni Ernst · R · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Ted Cruz · R · Sponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Angus King · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Mark Kelly · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Sponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Tommy Tuberville · R · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Sponsor
• Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• John Hickenlooper · D · Sponsor
• Mark Warner · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Jon Ossoff · D · Sponsor
• Brian Schatz · D · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor

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Related records

• related to ← Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act
• related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022