US Congress House Bill 2739 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

BE HEARD Act Building an Environment for Helpful, Effective, and Accessible Representation and Decision-making Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to develop specific training to assist Special Victims' Counsels in recognizing and dealing with the effect of gender differences on victim response to sexual assault. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces may review for legal error a grant or denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus by the Court of Criminal Appeals upon petition of a sexual assault victim or the accused. Such review shall have priority of consideration to the maximum extent practicable. The bill states that: (1) the designation authority under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to appoint an individual to assume the rights of a victim who is under 18 years old or incompetent is discretionary, and (2) such designation is not required if the military judge determines that a victim who is under 18 years old can adequately represent his or her own interests.

BE HEARD Act Building an Environment for Helpful, Effective, and Accessible Representation and Decision-making Act

Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2739/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2739/BILLS-115hr2739ih.pdf