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HR 5821 110th Congress House

Military Honor and Decency Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to close loopholes in the prohibition on the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on military installations.

Introduced: April 23, 2008 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedureCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of Defense
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Apr 16, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Honor and Decency Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to review, at least annually, material that is not deemed to be sexually explicit to determine if the material should be deemed sexually explicit and thus prohibited under provisions prohibiting the sale or rental of sexually explicit material: (1) on property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD); or (2) by a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian DOD officer or employee acting in an official capacity.

Revises the definition of "sexually explicit material" to (among other things) prohibit print periodicals that regularly feature or give prominence to nudity or sexual or excretory activities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jun 18, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 3, 2008
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 3, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 23, 2008
Sali, Bill
· Apr 16, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 16, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5821: Military Honor and Decency Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5821/
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"H.R. 5821: Military Honor and Decency Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5821/.
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H.R. 5821, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5821/.
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