S. 1752Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013

1 recorded action9 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand [D-NY]
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: Mar 6, 2014 · Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 251. (consideration: CR S1349)

IntroducedNov 20, 2013
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to direct the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS) to require the Secretaries of the military departments to modify the process for determining whether to try by court-martial a member accused of: (1) certain UCMJ offenses for which the maximum punishment includes confinement for more than one year; or (2) a conspiracy, solicitation, or attempt to commit such offenses.

Requires courts-martial determinations for such offenses to be made by a commissioned officer available for detail as trial counsel who is outside the chain of command of the member subject to the charges. (Currently, courts-martial decisions are made by commanding officers of accused members.)

Excludes from the revised procedures that require counsel outside the chain of command to make such courts-martial determinations certain UCMJ offenses relating specifically to military service, including absence without leave, insubordination, and aiding the enemy.

Prohibits an outside counsel's determination not to proceed to trial by general or special court-martial from altering the authority of commanding officers to: (1) refer noncapital offenses to summary courts-martial with limits on the punishments that may be imposed; or (2) impose non-judicial admonitions, reprimands, or disciplinary punishment for minor offenses.

Requires military chiefs of staff to establish offices to convene general and special courts-martial. Prohibits officers in the chain of command of an accused or a victim from detailing members to serve on a resulting trial by court-martial.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 1752 as introduced in Senate on Nov 20, 2013. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 59

Senate Mar 6, 2014

On the Cloture Motion

Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1752

Cloture Motion Rejected

55 Yea 45 Nay

Crossed both parties 21 of 100 voting members broke with their own party: 10 Democrats, 11 Republicans.

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All members100 members

Democratic53 members

Independent2 members

Republican45 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

SearchPartyPositionRunning in 2026Broke with partyShowing 100 of 100 members

RAlexanderTN · RepublicanNay
RAyotteNH · RepublicanNay
DTammy BaldwinWI · DemocraticYea
RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanNay
DBegichAK · DemocraticYea
DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticYea
DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticYea
RBluntMO · RepublicanNay
DCory A. BookerNJ · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanNay
DBoxerCA · DemocraticYea
DBrownOH · DemocraticYea
RBurrNC · RepublicanNay
DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticYea
DCardinMD · DemocraticYea
DCarperDE · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
DCaseyPA · DemocraticYea
RChamblissGA · RepublicanNay
RCoatsIN · RepublicanNay
RCoburnOK · RepublicanNay
RCochranMS · RepublicanNay
RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Running in 2026Yea
DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RCorkerTN · RepublicanNay
RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RMike CrapoID · RepublicanNay
RTed CruzTX · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DDonnellyIN · DemocraticYea
DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticYea
REnziWY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticYea
RDeb FischerNE · RepublicanNay
RFlakeAZ · RepublicanNay
DFrankenMN · DemocraticYea
DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticYea
RGrahamSC · RepublicanNay
RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DHaganNC · DemocraticYea
DHarkinIA · DemocraticYea
RHatchUT · RepublicanNay
DMartin HeinrichNM · DemocraticYea
DHeitkampND · DemocraticYea
RHellerNV · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMazie K. HironoHI · DemocraticYea
RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanNay
RInhofeOK · RepublicanNay
RIsaksonGA · RepublicanNay
RJohannsNE · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DJohnsonSD · DemocraticYea
RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanNay
DTim KaineVA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
IAngus S. King, Jr.ME · IndependentNay
RKirkIL · RepublicanNay
DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticYea
DLandrieuLA · DemocraticYea
DLeahyVT · DemocraticYea
RMike LeeUT · RepublicanNay
DLevinMI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
DManchinWV · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
DEdward J. MarkeyMA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RMcCainAZ · RepublicanNay
DMcCaskillMO · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMenendezNJ · DemocraticYea
DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DMikulskiMD · DemocraticYea
RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DChristopher MurphyCT · DemocraticYea
DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticYea
DNelsonFL · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
RRand PaulKY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RPortmanOH · RepublicanNay
DPryorAR · DemocraticYea
DJack ReedRI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Nay
DReidNV · DemocraticYea
RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RRobertsKS · RepublicanNay
DRockefellerWV · DemocraticYea
RRubioFL · RepublicanNay
IBernard SandersVT · IndependentYea
DBrian SchatzHI · DemocraticYea
DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticYea
RTim ScottSC · RepublicanNay
RSessionsAL · RepublicanNay
DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticYea
RShelbyAL · RepublicanNay
DStabenowMI · DemocraticYea
DTesterMT · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanNay
RToomeyPA · RepublicanNay
DUdallCO · DemocraticYea
DUdallNM · DemocraticYea
RVitterLA · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DWalshMT · DemocraticYea
DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Nay
DElizabeth WarrenMA · DemocraticYea
DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanNay
DRon WydenOR · DemocraticYea

100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.

Who lobbied on S. 17524 organizations

Organizations that named S. 1752 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2014Filing

IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INCfiled by IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.

Veterans3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCEfiled by UNIFIED SOLUTIONS, LLC

Defense · Budget/Appropriations · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice2 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2014Filing

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Defense · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Medicare/Medicaid · Veterans1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2014Filing

9 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.