United States · Bill · S
S. 1789 (116th)
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019
Introduced
11 June 2019
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Summary
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.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 June 2019
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 June 2019
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1789
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1789