Bill Amendment: TX HCR51 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature

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Bill Title: Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.

Status: 2021-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR51 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HCR51-House_Amendment_H_2_1-Morales_Christina.html

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Amend HCR 51 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, lines 14 through 16, strike "when commanding officers make charging decisions, investigations being made by untrained service members,".

(2)  Strike page 1, line 21 through page 2, line 6 and substitute "Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives; and".

(3)  On page 2, line 13, between "Act" and the semicolon, insert the following:

, legislation ensuring that necessary changes are made, such as preventing conflicts of interest, requiring independent investigations that are conducted by trained investigators, establishing a confidential reporting option for sexual harassment that can convert to a formal complaint, and directing the Government Accountability Office to evaluate response procedures related to missing service members