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H.R. 1864: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions taken in response to making protected communications regarding sexual assault.

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H.R. 1864: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions taken in response to making protected communications regarding sexual assault.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-07 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 294 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1864 (2013-06-27), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions taken in response to making protected communications regarding sexual assault.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with respect to the Coast Guard, or any of the military departments to investigate allegations of retaliatory personnel actions taken in response to making protected communications to such Inspector General regarding alleged instances of rape, sexual assault, or other forms of sexual misconduct in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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Official text

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions taken in response to making protected communications regarding sexual assault.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · 111 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Steve Daines (R-MT), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Todd Young (R-IN), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Grace Meng (D-NY), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 51 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1864 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113