HR 5610 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act

Introduced Sep 20, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Mark Takano D-CA

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Latest action · Sep 20, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 20, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2023 to Oct 25, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalSep 20, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintSep 26, 2023
D-NVDina TitusSep 26, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettSep 26, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonSep 26, 2023
D-ILSean CastenSep 26, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaSep 28, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersSep 28, 2023
D-KSSharice DavidsSep 28, 2023
D-CATed LieuOct 3, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOct 11, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOct 17, 2023
D-CAMaxine WatersOct 18, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOct 24, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOct 24, 2023
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOct 24, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOct 25, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerNov 1, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiNov 1, 2023
D-INFrank J. MrvanNov 6, 2023
D-CANorma J. TorresNov 6, 2023
D-NYGrace MengNov 29, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanNov 29, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyNov 29, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeDec 6, 2023
D-CARaul RuizDec 6, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordMar 22, 2024
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOct 25, 2024

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Sep 20, 2023
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Sep 20, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 20, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 20, 2023Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4405Mark Takano D-CAJun 27, 2024

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To establish a commission to conduct a fact-finding investigation on the impact of discriminatory policies in the Uniformed Services on LGBTQ servicemembers and veterans; and to make recommendations to Congress for a path forward that various government agencies, service providers, and the Uniformed Services should follow to ensure equity and redress for impacted individuals

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 152, September 20, 2023, page H4439.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2863Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services ActRelated billSep 20, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To establish the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services 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. Sep 20, 2023Introduced in House

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