US HR451 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 49-4)
Status: Introduced on September 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: members of the U.S. Armed Forces should not be punished for standing up to child rapists, putting the interests of Afghan rapists ahead of American war heroes is a national disgrace, the Americans who should be punished are those who created the policy that encourages members of the Armed Forces to ignore child rape, and the Department of Defense should order Sergeant First Class Charles Martland's reinstatement in the Army.

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army.

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-11-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2015-09-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2015-09-30HouseIntroduced in House

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