I am Vanessa Guillén Act reintroduced: ‘We must save those who are saving our lives’
The bill would take cases of sexual assault outside the military chain of command over a year after Guillén, a Houston native, went missing from Fort Hood.
Mayra Guillen, second from left, and Lupe Guillen, second from right, sisters of 20-year-old murder victim U.S. Army Private First Class Vanessa Guillen, speak outside on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 13, 2021, during an event to reintroduction the I am Vanessa Guillen Act. Also participating in the event are Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right.(Susan Walsh)
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I am Vanessa Guillen Act to be reintroduced Thursday
(Source: U.S. Representative John Carter)
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The #IamVanessaGuillen Act will be reintroduced at Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the House Triangle, located behind the United States Capitol.
Several members of Congress along with Vanessa Guillen s Family and Attorney Natalie Khawam will be in attendance.
According to the Find Vanessa Guillen Facebook page, Congresswoman Jackie Speier and Congressman Markwayne Mullin have championed the bipartisan legislation.
Senator Mazie Hirono is also in support and will champion the Senate version.
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, confirmed that she will be in attendance and will speak in support of the #IamVanessaGuillen Act.
Army to Overhaul Criminal, Sexual Assault Investigations After Vanessa Guillen Murder
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as CID, is responsible for conducting criminal investigations in which the Army a party of interest. (U.S. Army)
6 May 2021
The Army on Thursday announced plans for a sweeping revamp of its Criminal Investigation Command, or CID, and changes it hopes will improve investigations and better protect victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
The reforms come in the wake of devastating reports about how the Army failed a soldier, Spc. Vanessa Guillen, who was murdered and dismembered last year at Fort Hood, allegedly by a fellow soldier who killed himself as law enforcement closed in on him.
Army announces CID restructure and SHARP policy improvements
The restructured CID will feature a higher ratio of civilian criminal investigators to military special agents in order to increase investigative experience. Author: U.S. Army Public Affairs Published: 4:11 PM CDT May 6, 2021 Updated: 4:18 PM CDT May 6, 2021
WASHINGTON Acting upon recommendations of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, the Army announced today that it will restructure the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and immediately implement measures to better protect and inform victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
“Maj. Gen. Donna Martin led an intensive five-month structural redesign to create an organization with enhanced capabilities and capacity, organized with and led by civilian and military agents, military officers and enlisted Soldiers,” said acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley, referring to the Army’s Provost M