Support for Survivors Act
Latest action · Mar 28, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Support for Survivors Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to identify the most appropriate and effective means for the preservation by the Department of Defense (DOD) of documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault or harassment in which a member of the Armed Forces is the victim (covered incidents), which shall be a single means to be used by all the military departments. Requires the means identified to be in electronic form and to include the full protection of the victim's privacy and lifetime access to such evidence.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a joint task force to determine whether to establish a documentary evidence form, report, or document in lieu of forms, reports, and documents currently generated by DOD.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress on the means of preservation identified; and (2) provide for the implementation of such means by the military departments within 18 months after the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2011 to Apr 16, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Mar 28, 2011 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 28, 2011 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Mar 28, 2011 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 11, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | May 11, 2011 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 11, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 12, 2011 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 18, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | May 18, 2011 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | May 18, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | May 18, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | May 25, 2011 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 26, 2011 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 16, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 28, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 28, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1260 | Support for Survivors Act | Identical bill | May 18, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the preservation by the Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the Department of Defense on incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Support for Survivors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advisory bodies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government information and archives
- Military personnel and dependents
- Right of privacy
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2011Introduced in Senate
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