HR 3166 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jun 10, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Alcee L. Hastings D-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 11, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 10, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill directs the Department of Defense to modernize its forms and surveys that contain terms or classifications that may be considered racially or ethnically insensitive.

Cosponsors 56

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2019 to Dec 3, 2019, with 42 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJun 10, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJun 10, 2019
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 10, 2019
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJun 10, 2019
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Jun 10, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jun 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  4. Jun 10, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E729)

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1761A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.Identical billJun 10, 2019
S 1790National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billDec 20, 2019
HR 2500National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billAug 11, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 10, 2019Introduced in House

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