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HR 1026 111th Congress House

Fairness for Military Recruiters Act

Official title: To amend the procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information.

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Elementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesHigher educationMilitary personnel and dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 30, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Feb 12, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E255)
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness for Military Recruiters Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise the process for blocking the access of military recruiters or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to secondary school student information.

Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to submit a written request to the LEA that the student's name, address, and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters or IHEs without the parent's prior written consent. Prohibits LEAs from providing military recruiters or IHEs access to such information once they have received such a request, unless the student's parent provides written consent to such access. Gives students the rights accorded to their parents when they reach age 18.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the Governor of the LEA's state and the Secretary of Education when an LEA denies access to military recruiters. Requires the Secretary of Education, upon receiving such notice, to determine whether: (1) the LEA has failed to comply substantially with the requirement to provide military recruiters with access to students and student information unless the parents have filed a prior consent request under this Act; and (2) the imposition of a penalty or remedy against the LEA is warranted.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1091 Related bill Student Privacy Protection Act of 2009
  • S 87 Related bill A bill to amend the procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 10
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 21, 2010
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McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 29, 2009
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 4, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 4, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 12, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Feb 12, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 12, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 12, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 12, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1026: Fairness for Military Recruiters Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1026/
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"H.R. 1026: Fairness for Military Recruiters Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1026/.
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H.R. 1026, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1026/.
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