Skip to main content
HR 5447 107th Congress House

Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002

Official title: To express the remorse of Congress for the policy of the Department of Defense in effect until 1976 providing for involuntary separation of female members of t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To express the remorse of Congress for the policy of the Department of Defense in effect until 1976 providing for involuntary separation of female members of the Armed Forces who became pregnant while in service and to take certain steps to make amends for the effects of that policy.

Introduced: October 15, 2002 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommemorationsCongressCongress and military policy
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Congressional tributesDue process of lawEconomics and Public FinanceEducationFamiliesFederal aid to higher educationFederally-guaranteed loansGovernment lendingHealthHigher educationLabor and EmploymentLawMilitary dependentsMilitary dischargesMilitary medicine
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 25, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Oct 4, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 24, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 24, 2002
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action November 25, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of Congress that women who served in the U.S. armed forces before February 23, 1976, should not have been involuntarily discharged due to pregnancy and expresses remorse for the women who endured unnecessary and discriminatory actions because they became pregnant while a member of the armed forces.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to identify and pay each woman who was so discharged or separated between June 12, 1948, and February 23, 1976, an amount equal to the total pay and allowances that would have been due had such person not been involuntarily discharged.

Directs the Secretary of Education to provide for the discharge or cancellation of the Federal student loan indebtedness of an offspring who was the cause of such a woman's discharge or separation.

Makes health benefits provided as a result of military service available to such women and offspring.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a single standard discharge code for such women.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish policies to encourage such women to continue to serve the Nation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 15, 2002
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5447: Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5447/
MLA
"H.R. 5447: Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5447/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5447, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5447/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 5447: Women Discharged From the Military Due to Pregnancy Relief Act of 2002](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5447/)
Report a problem