HR 1808 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

Introduced Mar 27, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Sara Jacobs D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 27, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 27, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

This bill addresses the standards for eligibility for service in the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill provides that any qualifications established or applied relating to eligibility for service in an Armed Force must not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national origin, religion or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics) of an individual.

Additionally, any personnel policy developed or implemented by a military department with respect to members of the Armed Forces must ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, and sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics).

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2023 to Aug 22, 2023, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMar 27, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 27, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMar 27, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 27, 2023
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Actions 2

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  1. Mar 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 27, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Subjects

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  1. Mar 27, 2023Introduced in House

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