H.R. 3224: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2021

Plain summary

I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2021 This bill addresses the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense (DOD) for cases or allegations of sex-related offenses.

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Official text

I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 207 cosponsors

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Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Jason Crow (D-CO), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Al Green (D-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and 147 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3224.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3224 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117