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Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1789| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (30)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019 This bill modifies the process for convening courts-martial for sexual assault cases and certain other offenses. For example, the bill authorizes independent military prosecutors to decide whether to convene courts-martial for (1) sexual assault cases and other specified crimes punishable by confinement of more than one year; and (2) other specified offenses, such as retaliation for reporting a crime, regardless of the maximum punishment authorized for the offenses. Under current law, the military's chain of command generally has sole decisionmaking authority as to whether to prosecute such cases.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Assault and harassment offensesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsSex offenses

Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1789| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2019
Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019 This bill modifies the process for convening courts-martial for sexual assault cases and certain other offenses. For example, the bill authorizes independent military prosecutors to decide whether to convene courts-martial for (1) sexual assault cases and other specified crimes punishable by confinement of more than one year; and (2) other specified offenses, such as retaliation for reporting a crime, regardless of the maximum punishment authorized for the offenses. Under current law, the military's chain of command generally has sole decisionmaking authority as to whether to prosecute such cases.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (30)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsSex offenses