# 117-hr-7560: Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act

117-hr-7560, Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act, is a 117th 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: 117-hr-7560
- Congress: 117
- Title: Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 46
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act This bill provides for the inclusion of sexual harassment as an offense subject to the authority of special trial counsel under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and sets forth requirements related to independent investigations of sexual harassment under the UCMJ.

## Cosponsors (46)

- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7560 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7560)

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