S 1520 United States Senate · 117th Congress

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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2021
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Introduced Apr 29, 2021 Last action Apr 29, 2021
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Apr 29, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Apr 29, 2021
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1 primary · 65 co-sponsors

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Photo of Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
NY
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Photo of Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
CA
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Photo of Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
MN
n/a
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Photo of Angus S. King, Jr.
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
ME
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Photo of Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
NM
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Photo of Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
RRepublican
NE
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Photo of Benjamin L. Cardin
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
MD
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Photo of Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
VT
n/a
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Photo of Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
LA
n/a
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Photo of Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
HI
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Photo of Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
NV
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