# 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

116-hr-8270, I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020, 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-8270
- Congress: 116
- Title: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2020-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 187
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

I Am Vanessa Guillen Act of 2020 This bill addresses the response of the Department of Defense to sex-related offenses committed against members of the Armed Forces, including allowing a member to confidentially allege a complaint of sexual harassment to an individual outside the immediate chain of command of that member.

## Cosponsors (187)

- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8270 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8270)

## Related
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270 (as of 2025-11-18).