WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Kennedy issued the following press release:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in introducing the Military Sexual Trauma Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation to help servicemembers and veterans seek accountability when federal government negligence contributed to sexual assault or harassment during their military service.
Under current law, the Feres doctrine (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/feres_doctrine) generally prevents service members from suing the federal government for injuries arising from their active-duty military service. That can leave servicemembers and veterans with few options to seek accountability when governm...