S 1991 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Restore Honor to Service Members Act

Introduced Jun 26, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Brian Schatz D-HI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 26, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 26, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary


Restore Honor to Service Members Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to review the discharge characterization of a service member who was discharged on the basis of sexual orientation (i.e., on the basis of Don't Ask Don't Tell or a similar policy) if the service member requests such a review. If the service member's discharge is characterized as other than honorable, and if there were no aggravating circumstances that would have independently caused the discharge to be characterized as other than honorable, then DOD must change its characterization of the discharge to honorable.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2019 to Sep 23, 2019; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJun 26, 2019
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalJun 26, 2019
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJun 26, 2019
R-INTodd YoungSep 23, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateArmed Services Committee
Referred Jun 26, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 26, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3517Restore Honor to Service Members ActIdentical billJul 16, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge characterization of former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual orientation of the member, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Restore Honor to Service Members Act

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 26, 2019Introduced in Senate

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