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Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

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SummaryIntroduced in House
2025-01-16

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 any of the Armed Forces 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, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics).

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Introduced in House2025-01-16T05:00:00Z
Introduced2025-01-16
119th Congress
Cosponsors52
Co-sponsoring members
Policy AreaArmed Forces and National Security
Primary subject
Last Action2025-01-16
Referred to the House Committee on Armed
Legislative Subjects2 total
Military personnel and dependentsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Cosponsors52 members
DRep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]ILDRep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]VTDRep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]WADRep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]NYDRep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MADRep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]HIDRep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]CADDel. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DCDRep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]TXDRep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MIDRep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NVDRep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31]CADRep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]CADRep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]CADRep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]ILDRep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]LADRep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MDDRep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]MEDRep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]TXDRep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NVDRep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZDRep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WIDRep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]CADRep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]ILDRep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]ILDRep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]NJDRep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]ORDRep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]CTDRep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]ILDRep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]DEDRep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NYDRep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]NCDRep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]VADRep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FLDRep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CTDRep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]GADRep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WADRep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]TXDRep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]VADRep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]CADRep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]KSDRep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]RIDRep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FLDRep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]FLDRep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CTDRep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MADRep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]ORDRep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]CADRep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]CADRep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]TXDRep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]VADRep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Latest Action2025-01-16

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.