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S 1134 109th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Congress Congress and military policy Department of Defense Government Operations and Politics Law Legislation Military operations Women Women soldiers

A bill to express the sense of Congress on women in combat.

Introduced: May 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 26, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) women play a critical role in accomplishing the mission of the Armed Forces; and (2) there should be no change to existing statutes, regulations, or policy that would have the effect of decreasing the roles or positions available to women in the Armed Forces.

What's happening now May 26, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 8, 2005
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 26, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 26, 2005
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1134: A bill to express the sense of Congress on women in combat.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1134/
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"S. 1134: A bill to express the sense of Congress on women in combat.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1134/.
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S. 1134, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1134/.
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