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Senators introduce bill to change how military sexual assault cases are prosecuted CNN 4/29/2021 © Pool Lawmakers seen Thursday announcing the new legislation targetting sexual assaults in the military. A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced a plan to overhaul the way the US military responds to sexual assault cases, arguing it s time to change the way the cases are prosecuted to finally change a pervasive culture within the ranks of the US military. On Thursday, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and others introduced a new bill aimed at cracking down on sexual assault in the military. The bill would make significant changes to how sexual assault cases are handled, moving the decision-making power on whether to bring felony-level charges from the chain of command a move that has been controversial in the past amid opposition from the Pentagon.

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