Honoring women who have served and women who are currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as members of the Armed Forces and recognizing their increasing and invaluable role to the success of current military operations.
Latest action · Dec 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 16, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Honors women who have served and are currently serving as members of the Armed Forces.
Commends female members serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere while protecting the United States and fighting terrorism.
Recognizes that female members are making history every day as they fight beside male members and are an integral and invaluable part of the Armed Forces.
Urges the Secretary of Defense to ensure that female members receive adequate combat training to prepare them for the nature of current wars and their role in those wars.
Recognizes that the United States must continue to encourage and support female members as they fight for and defend the United States.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2009 to Jul 21, 2010, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Nov 16, 2009 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Dec 9, 2009 |
Actions 3
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- Dec 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Nov 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Nov 16, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Nov 16, 2009Introduced in House
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