United States · Bill · S
S. 2141 (115th)
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced
16 November 2017
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Summary
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to grant independent military prosecutors the authority to decide whether to convene courts-martial for sexual assault cases and other serious crimes punishable by confinement of more than one year (currently, this authority lies within the chain of command). The bill allows the chain of command to retain authority to decide whether to prosecute serious crimes uniquely military in nature and all crimes punishable by less than one year of confinement.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 November 2017
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 November 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 November 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2141
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2141