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Senate Bill 1495
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Combating Military Sexual Assault Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 15, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 15, 2019
Latest Action
May 15, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1495
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Martha McSally
Arizona
Republican
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
Republican
Rick Scott
Florida
Republican
Joni Ernst
Iowa
Republican
Roy Blunt
Missouri
Republican
Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Republican
Mike Rounds
South Dakota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Combating Military Sexual Assault Act

This bill addresses the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and related offenses in the Armed Forces.

For example, the bill (1) expands training for, and responsibilities of, commanders of the Armed Forces with respect to such assaults; (2) extends the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; (3) increases the number of digital forensic examiners in each military criminal investigation organization; (4) expands the authority of military judges with respect to certain pretrial matters; (5) makes sexual harassment a specific offense in the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and (6) and requires a pilot program on defense investigators within the military justice system.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2019
Related Bills (1)
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 3015
Combating Military Sexual Assault Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (2)
05/15/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
05/15/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:21:50 PM
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