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To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a four-year test program to examine the implications of the removal of limitations on the assignment of female members of the Army to combat and…

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To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a four-year test program to examine the implications of the removal of limitations on the assignment of female members of the Army to combat and combat-support positions.

Introduced: January 23, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Army.
Jan 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Jan 23, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 23, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out a four-year test program under which female members of the Army are trained in military occupational specialties and assigned to duty in combat arms and combat support specialties that are currently not open to female members of the Army.

What's happening now January 26, 1990

Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Army.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 21, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3868: To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a four-year test program to examine the implications of the removal of limitations on the assignment of female members of the Army to combat and combat-support positions.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3868/
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"H.R. 3868: To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out a four-year test program to examine the implications of the removal of limitations on the assignment of female members of the Army to combat and combat-support positions.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3868/.
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H.R. 3868, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3868/.
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