US Congress House Bill 5257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act This bill requires each military department to establish a career military justice litigation track for judge advocates in the Armed Forces. Judge advocates participating in the litigation track must have assignments that: (1) relate to the practice of military justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and (2) include trial counsel, defense counsel, military trial judge, military appellate judge, academic instructor, Special Victims Prosecutor, Victims' Legal Counsel, Special Victims' Counsel, and other positions within criminal law offices or divisions of their armed force.

Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act

Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]

Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2016-05-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2016-05-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5257/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5257/BILLS-114hr5257ih.pdf