Harmony’s Law
- Last Action
- 4/30/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2019-04-29Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-29Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-04-29Introduced in House
- 2019-04-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-29 (00)
Harmony's Law
This bill eliminates the statute of limitations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for a child abuse offense.
Currently, such charges must be received during the life of the child or within 10 years of the commission of the offense, whichever is longer.
The bill retroactively applies to offenses for which the current statute of limitations has not yet lapsed.
The Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives is authorized to file legal briefs supporting the position that prosecution for a rape or sexual assault should not be time-barred, notwithstanding the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in United States v. Mangahas, No. 17-0434-AF.
Cosponsors (20)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Ross Spano (R-FL)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
Subjects
- Child safety and welfare
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- House of Representatives
- Judicial review and appeals
- Military law
- Military personnel and dependents
- Sex offenses
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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