A bill to express the sense of Congress on women in combat.
Latest action · May 26, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) women play a critical role in accomplishing the mission of the Armed Forces; and (2) there should be no change to existing statutes, regulations, or policy that would have the effect of decreasing the roles or positions available to women in the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2005 to Jun 8, 2005; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 8, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 26, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2005Introduced in Senate
- May 26, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-336 | NOMINATIONS OF DAVID A. SAMPSON, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND JOHN J. SULLIVAN, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE35 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 18, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-8 | THE ADMINISTRATION'S STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT139 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Mar 17, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to express the sense of Congress on women in combat.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.