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HR 1559 105th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Air force Air force personnel Army Army personnel Marine corps Marines Military training Naval personnel Navy Officer personnel Women Women soldiers

Military Recruit Training Policy Restoration Act of 1997

Introduced: May 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 1997
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
May 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 20, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
May 8, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Recruit Training Policy Restoration Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretaries of the military departments concerned to require that basic training (or its equivalent) at the company level and below (at the group level and below, with respect to the Air Force) be conducted through separate units for male and female recruits. Allows only male officers to command and serve as drill instructors in a male training unit, and only female officers to command and serve as drill instructors in a female training unit.

What's happening now June 4, 1997

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 14, 1997
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 14, 1997
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 14, 1997
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 8, 1997
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 8, 1997
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 8, 1997
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 8, 1997
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 8, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1559: Military Recruit Training Policy Restoration Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1559/
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"H.R. 1559: Military Recruit Training Policy Restoration Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1559/.
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H.R. 1559, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1559/.
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