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Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act
H.R. 515, 119th Congress
- Status
- In committee
- Introduced
- 01/16/2025
- Cosponsors
- 52
- Latest action
- 01/16/2025
About this bill
- Official title
- Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act
- Sponsor
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Armed Services Committee
- Latest action
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/16/2025)
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).
Actions
Newest first
- 01/16/2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 01/16/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 01/16/2025