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
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Apr 29, 2021
Last action Apr 29, 2021
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Committee
1
Apr 29, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 65 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sasse
RRepublican
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
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