National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act
Latest action · Jun 20, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act - Expands eligibility for legal assistance provided by the Armed Forces special victims' counsel for eligible members and dependents who are victims of sex-related offenses to include a member of a reserve component who is a victim of an alleged sex-offense committed by a member of the Armed Forces during: (1) a period in which the individual served on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training; or (2) any period, regardless of the duty status of the individual, if the circumstances of the alleged sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service of the individual based on the membership in the Armed Forces of either the victim or the member who allegedly committed such offense.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2014 to Jul 31, 2014; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Original | Jun 12, 2014 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Jun 12, 2014 |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jun 23, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 30, 2014 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 30, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 9, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 30, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Jul 31, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2014 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jun 12, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5364.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2843 | National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are victims of sex-related offenses with access to a special victims' counsel.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
