2012-08-20T01:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/73374 tag:opencongress.org,2012-08-20:/commentary/16980939 2012-08-20T01:00:00Z Down With Tyranny! One of the questions I pose to congressional candidates seeking Blue America's endorsement is meant to elicit from them their strength of conviction of ending the occupation of and war in Afghanistan. I ask it something like this: Imagine you're in Congr<br /><br /><a href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2012/08/green-on-blue-afghanistan-devolves.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-24:/commentary/16871390 2012-07-24T18:30:59Z Nation It’s exactly that power dynamic that makes Speier want to reform the military’s crime reporting system with the STOP Act, H.R. 3435, a piece of legislation she introduced last fall that would create an independent entity outside of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/169040/lackland-instructor-convicted-sex-crimes-pressure-congress-mounts">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-19:/commentary/16761170 2012-07-19T18:08:17Z Raw Story Speier has introduced H.R. 3435, the STOP Act, which would create a new autonomous group within the military to handle the prosecution, reporting, investigation and all other aspects of a sexual assault case. Currently, those powers are ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/19/rep-speier-blasts-cancer-of-unaddressed-military-rapes/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-07-16:/commentary/16690619 2012-07-16T14:08:28Z Examiner Last year, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) ranking member on the Committee on Homeland Security, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced H.R. 3435: Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act (The STOP Act).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/sexual-assault-the-military-remains-rampant-spite-of-recent-court-martial">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-27:/commentary/16231674 2012-06-27T09:16:02Z Huffington Post Our troops deserve better. Today, veterans will take the fight to Congress, delivering a letter signed by 200 survivors urging the House to pass H.R. 3435, the STOP Act to every representative. This effort represents the first time survivors ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-parrish/sexual-assault-military-stop-act_b_1629009.html?utm_hp_ref=politics">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-27:/commentary/16263242 2012-06-27T08:04:27Z Huffington Post Our troops deserve better. Today, veterans will take the fight to Congress, delivering a letter signed by 200 survivors urging the House to pass H.R. 3435, the STOP Act to every representative. This effort represents the first time survivors have come ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-parrish/sexual-assault-military-stop-act_b_1629009.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-21:/commentary/16105407 2012-06-21T12:22:06Z CNN H.R. 3435, the Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act (STOP Act), has 125 co-sponsors. It would take these cases out of the normal chain of command and place the jurisdiction, still within the military, in the hands of an impartial ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/21/opinion/speier-military-rape/index.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-21:/commentary/16501447 2012-06-21T08:40:12Z CNN H.R. 3435, the Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act (STOP Act), has 125 co-sponsors. It would take these cases out of the normal chain of command and place the jurisdiction, still within the military, in the hands of an impartial ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/21/opinion/speier-military-rape/index.html?npt=NP1">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-06-21:/commentary/16435905 2012-06-21T07:35:46Z CNN H.R. 3435, the Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act (STOP Act), has 125 co-sponsors. It would take these cases out of the normal chain of command and place the jurisdiction, still within the military, in the hands of an impartial ...<br /><br /><a href="http://us.cnn.com/2012/06/21/opinion/speier-military-rape/index.html?hpt=hp_t2">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-19:/commentary/14598869 2012-04-19T07:17:26Z San Francisco Gate Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, has introduced legislation, HR3435, to take sexual assault out of the normal chain of command of the military and place it in a new oversight office staffed by civilian and military personnel. The Pentagon ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/opinionshop/2012/04/18/pentagon-takes-a-tiny-step-toward-addressing-rape-in-the-military/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-15:/commentary/14042796 2012-03-15T19:40:27Z PolitickerNJ.com It passed 56-23. AR63, Cleopatra Tucker, (D-28), Newark; Gilbert Wilson, (D-5), Audubon: This Assembly Resolution urges the President and Congress to enact HR3435, the “Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act” otherwise known as ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.politickernj.com/55609/assembly-passes-many-bills-and-resolutions-thursday?quicktabs_mostx=read">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-15:/commentary/13411360 2012-03-15T19:40:27Z PolitickerNJ.com It passed 56-23. AR63, Cleopatra Tucker, (D-28), Newark; Gilbert Wilson, (D-5), Audubon: This Assembly Resolution urges the President and Congress to enact HR3435, the “Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act” otherwise known as ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.politickernj.com/55609/assembly-passes-many-bills-and-resolutions-thursday">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-07:/commentary/13106664 2012-03-07T22:46:09Z DAILY KOS Please join us in asking the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Howard “Buck” McKeon and the Chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, Carl Levin to support H.R. 3435, The STOP Act, and H.R. 1517, The Holley Lynn James Act.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/07/1072247/-I-m-a-Slut-But-I-ve-Known-This-for-Decades">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-07:/commentary/13067183 2012-03-07T22:46:09Z DAILY KOS Please join us in asking the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Howard “Buck” McKeon and the Chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, Carl Levin to support H.R. 3435, The STOP Act, and H.R. 1517, The Holley Lynn James Act.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/07/1072247/-I-m-a-Slut-But-I-ve-Known-This-for-Decades?via=siderecent">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-07:/commentary/13067182 2012-03-07T17:24:02Z Raw Story Speier has introduced H.R. 3435, the STOP Act, which would create a new autonomous group within the military to handle the prosecution, reporting, investigation and all other aspects of a sexual assault case. Currently, those powers are ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/07/rep-speier-air-force-awarded-alleged-rapist-instead-of-punishing-him/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-05:/commentary/12986884 2012-03-05T05:01:57Z DAILY KOS Please join us in asking the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Howard “Buck” McKeon and the Chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, Carl Levin to support H.R. 3435, The STOP Act, and H.R. 1517, The Holley Lynn James Act.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/05/1071140/-Lip-Service-or-Do-You-Really-Care-About-Your-Women-">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-05:/commentary/12948299 2012-03-05T05:01:57Z DAILY KOS Please join us in asking the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Howard “Buck” McKeon and the Chairman of the Senate Armed Service Committee, Carl Levin to support H.R. 3435, The STOP Act, and H.R. 1517, The Holley Lynn James Act.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/05/1071140/-Lip-Service-or-Do-You-Really-Care-About-Your-Women-?via=sidebar">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-15:/commentary/12232616 2012-02-15T16:58:50Z Raw Story The report found a U.S soldier committed a violent sexual assault every six hours and 40 minutes in 2011. Speier has introduced H.R. 3435, the STOP Act, which would create a new autonomous group within the military to handle the prosecution ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/15/rep-speier-u-s-military-sweeps-sexual-offenses-under-the-rug/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-07:/commentary/12093976 2012-02-07T12:00:31Z CNN My bill, the STOP Act (H.R. 3435), takes complete authority and discretion out of the hands of commanders and gives that authority to objective experts. The bipartisan STOP Act creates a new office of oversight and response to handle all ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/opinion/speier-military-rape/index.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-17:/commentary/11676672 2012-01-17T18:59:07Z Huffington Post In November, 2011 California Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced the Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act--the STOP Act, H.R. 3435, which would take the reporting, oversight and investigation of these cases away from the military's ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-chemaly/the-invisible-war_b_1205741.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-29:/commentary/11601851 2011-12-29T15:54:04Z Huffington Post In November, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) introduced H.R. 3435, the Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act, which would take the reporting, oversight and investigation of sexual assaults out of the hands of the military’s normal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/military-rape-sexual-assault-department-of-defense_n_1174736.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-29:/commentary/11598304 2011-12-29T15:32:36Z Huffington Post In November, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) introduced H.R. 3435, the Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Prevention Act, which would take the reporting, oversight and investigation of sexual assaults out of the hands of the military’s normal ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/military-rape-sexual-assault-department-of-defense_n_1174736.html?ref=politics">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-29:/commentary/11447291 2011-11-29T21:01:40Z Lez Get Real Last week Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced H.R. 3435, the Sexual Assault Training, Oversight and Prevention Act, which would create third party oversight for sexual assault crimes, removing the cases from the military commander’s influence altogether<br /><br /><a href="http://lezgetreal.com/2011/11/justice-still-lacking-in-cases-of-rape-in-the-military/">Go to article</a>