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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140221163733/http://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=11997 | McCaskill Makes Case for Reforms to Committee on Women in Military | 2013-09-26 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | web.archive.org | legacy | WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is continuing her push to enact a host of historic reforms designed to curb sexual assault in the military, testifying today before a Pentagon committee charged with recommendations related to women serving in the U.S. military. The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS), established in the 1950s, is made up of civilian women and men to provide advice and recommendations on matters and policies relating to the recruitment and retention, treatment, employment, and well-being of women in the Armed Forces. "I believe that these reforms will make a huge difference-and that the vast majority of commanders want to get at this problem," said McCaskill, a former courtroom prosecutor of sex crimes and senior member of the Armed Services Committee. "We need to make sure our focus remains on protecting these victims, and getting as many good investigations and solid prosecutions as possible." Reforms recently approved by the Armed Services Committee include provisions to strip commanders of their ability to overturn jury convictions, install civilian review over decisions to not prosecute cases, mandate dishonorable discharge or dismissal for anyone convicted of sexual assault, make it a crime to retaliate against victims who report a sexual assault, provide a Special Victims Counsel to give independent legal advice to servicemembers who report a sexual assault, and eliminate the statute of limitations in these cases, as well as many others. Click HERE to read a recent opinion column by McCaskill and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez-a sexual assault survivor-about the reforms under consideration. McCaskill has relentlessly fought to combat sexual assaults in the military. The Senate Armed Services Committee recently gave unanimous approval to a series of aggressive, historic reforms addressing sexual assault, including bipartisan, bicameral provisions by McCaskill that will significantly boost accountability for perpetrators and protections for survivors. Read more about McCaskill's fight to curb sexual assaults in the military at www.McCaskill.senate.gov/MilitaryJustice. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |