The bill would amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include a standalone sexual harassment offense, and remove investigations of sexual harassment and assault claims from the chain of command — a seismic shift in how the military handles such proceedings.
In May, Speier reintroduced the legislation. And in September, House lawmakers adopted a slate of Speier’s amendments to the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act that would overhaul the military justice system, including establishing an independent committee to review prosecutorial decisions in sexual assault and harassment cases.
In the Senate, lawmakers are considering similar proposals in their version of the NDAA. One, from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., would change how the military makes prosecution decisions on most felonies. The other, led in the Senate by Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed, the Armed Services Committee chairman, would task new, independent prosecutors' offices with handling sexual crimes in the ranks.
‘Sense of urgency’
It was not the first time Speier made a dramatic personal revelation to underscore the stakes in a political battle. In 2011, she announced on the House floor that she had undergone a second-trimester abortion two decades earlier, after she was told the baby would not survive. She used the experience to buttress her argument that such decisions should be made solely by women and their doctors.
She has also fought for equal pay, for more women-owned small businesses in government contracting, and against nonconsensual pornography, often called “revenge porn.”
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