HR 8248 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Diversity in Military Leadership Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 14, 2020 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 14, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Diversity in Military Leadership Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to award competitive grants to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in military and civilian leadership positions of DOD.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2020 to Nov 18, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalSep 14, 2020
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalSep 14, 2020
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalSep 14, 2020
D-CABrad ShermanNov 18, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 14, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Sep 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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. Sep 14, 2020Introduced in House

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