# 114-hr-5257: Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act

114-hr-5257, Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5257
- Congress: 114
- Title: Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2016-05-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Justice for Victims of Military Sexual Assault Act This bill requires each military department to establish a career military justice litigation track for judge advocates in the Armed Forces. Judge advocates participating in the litigation track must have assignments that: (1) relate to the practice of military justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and (2) include trial counsel, defense counsel, military trial judge, military appellate judge, academic instructor, Special Victims Prosecutor, Victims' Legal Counsel, Special Victims' Counsel, and other positions within criminal law offices or divisions of their armed force.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6220: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act
- 114-hr-6087: IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5999: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
- 114-hr-5224: Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5257)

## Related
- [114-hr-6220: Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6220)
- [114-hr-6176: Export Control Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6176)
- [114-hr-6087: IDENT Fingerprint Digitization Completion Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6087)
- [114-hr-5999: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5999)
- [114-hr-5224: Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5224)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5257 (as of 2025-11-18).