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Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2005

Introduced: March 2, 2005 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
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 17, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2005 - Repeals current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces.

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation against any member of the Armed Forces or any person seeking to become a member. Authorizes the re-accession into the Armed Forces of otherwise qualified individuals previously separated for homosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexual conduct.

Requires such Secretaries to ensure that regulations governing the personal conduct of members of the Armed Forces are written and enforced without regard to sexual orientation.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 28 Independent 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 19, 2006
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 10, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 31, 2006
WU, DAVID
· Jan 31, 2006
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Nov 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 16, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 29, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 16, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 13, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Apr 28, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Apr 26, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 19, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 15, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 2, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Mar 2, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 2, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 2, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 2, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 2, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Mar 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1059: Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1059/
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"H.R. 1059: Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1059/.
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H.R. 1059, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1059/.
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