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HR 5208 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Gay rights Military personnel Recruiting and enlistment

To prohibit discrimination by the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation.

Introduced: May 19, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
May 27, 1992
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 19, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 19, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits a member of the armed forces or person seeking to become a member from being discriminated against by the armed forces on the basis of sexual orientation.

What's happening now May 27, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3084 Identical bill A bill to prohibit discrimination by the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 21, 1992
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 17, 1992
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 16, 1992
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 28, 1992
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 28, 1992
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 28, 1992
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 1992
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 19, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5208: To prohibit discrimination by the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5208/
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