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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any change in the current policy regarding homosexuals in the Armed Forces should be made by law, rather than by Executive order.

Introduced: February 4, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 11, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any change in the current policy regarding homosexuals in the armed forces (stating that homosexuality is incompatible with military service and requiring the separation from the armed forces of homosexual military personnel) should be made by law, rather than by executive order.

What's happening now March 11, 1993

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Feb 4, 1993
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 27, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 16: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any change in the current policy regarding homosexuals in the Armed Forces should be made by law, rather than by Executive order.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-16/
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"H. Res. 16: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any change in the current policy regarding homosexuals in the Armed Forces should be made by law, rather than by Executive order.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-16/.
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H. Res. 16, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-16/.
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[H. Res. 16: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any change in the current policy regarding homosexuals in the Armed Forces should be made by law, rather than by Executive order.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-16/)
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