# 116-hr-7789: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities.

116-hr-7789, To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7789
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence and related information collection activities.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-07-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the President to prescribe regulations authorizing military judges and military magistrates to issue military court protective orders. Protective orders may be issued to protect a victim of an alleged sex or domestic violence offense, or a family member or associate of the victim, from a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice who is alleged to have committed such an offense. The Department of Defense (DOD) shall establish a military-civilian task force on domestic violence to analyze and develop recommendations for implementation by DOD regarding the risk of domestic violence at various stages of military service.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7789 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7789)

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