Gillibrand Claims Supermajority Support for Military Sexual Assault Reform

May 13, 2021

The military sexual assault reform plan championed by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) now has 61 supporters, enough to break a filibuster, CQ reported.

The bipartisan effort would remove assault complaints from the chain of command.

“In 2013, I started keeping a whip list on a giant whiteboard as a giant reminder of the work needed to pass the bill. Today, we finally hit over 60 co-sponsors. Justice for survivors of military sexual assault is finally within reach,” Gillibrand tweeted Thursday.

Gillibrand said the measure now has majority support on the Armed Services Committee, which should help her hopes of including the language in the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill.

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May 13, 2021

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