Military Justice Oversight and Refinement Act of 2020
Latest action · May 28, 2020 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Justice Oversight and Refinement Act of 2020
This bill requires requires the Department of Defense to prescribe a policy to minimize any association between a cadet or midshipman of a military service academy who is the alleged victim of a sexual assault and the accused while both parties complete their studies at the academy. The bill also requires each military branch to brief Congress on the effectiveness of the overhaul of its military justice system and the status of its Special Victims' Counsel program.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 28, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | May 28, 2020 |
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 May 28, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
- May 28, 2020Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 100, May 28, 2020, page H2359.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4049 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Aug 7, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the military justice system, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Justice Oversight and Refinement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal justice information and records
- Federal appellate courts
- Government information and archives
- Lawyers and legal services
- Military education and training
- Military law
- Military personnel and dependents
- Sex offenses
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced 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.
