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S. 1520 · 117th Congress

Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

KGD GillibrandSponsor
65 cosponsors · 42 D, 21 R, 2 I
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42 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 29, 2021

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021

Latest action (Apr 29, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 29, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.