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HR 1283 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Coast guard Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Military personnel and dependents Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009

Introduced: October 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 - 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 31, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3065 Related bill Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 65
All 65 Democratic 54
Cao, Anh
· Mar 17, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Jan 13, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Dec 10, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 14, 2009
Murphy, Scott
· Oct 13, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· Oct 8, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 9, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 30, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 30, 2009
Adler, John
· Jul 29, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 22, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 10, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 10, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Jul 9, 2009
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 26, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 23, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 23, 2009
Klein, Ron
· Jun 9, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Jun 9, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 2, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 13, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 17, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 17, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 6, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Mar 5, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· Mar 3, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 3, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 3, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 3, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1283: Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1283/
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