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HR515Referred to Committee

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-16
Introduced
52
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (671 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Abortion Rights$1k

Full profile: /officials/J000305

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (52)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

52 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2025-01-16

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-01-16

Plain-English Summary

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act This bill addresses the standards for eligibility for service in the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill provides that any qualifications established or applied relating to eligibility for service in any of the Armed Forces must not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics) of an individual. Additionally, any personnel policy developed or implemented by a military department with respect to members of the Armed Forces must ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics).

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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