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S 2137 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses

A bill to prohibit the issuance of a waiver for commissioning or enlistment in the Armed Forces for any individual convicted of a felony sexual offense.

Introduced: February 28, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits providing a waiver for commissioning or enlistment in the Armed Forces for any individual convicted under federal or state law of the felony offense of rape, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, or any other sexual offense.

What's happening now February 28, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2137: A bill to prohibit the issuance of a waiver for commissioning or enlistment in the Armed Forces for any individual convicted of a felony sexual offense.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2137/
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"S. 2137: A bill to prohibit the issuance of a waiver for commissioning or enlistment in the Armed Forces for any individual convicted of a felony sexual offense.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2137/.
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S. 2137, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2137/.
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[S. 2137: A bill to prohibit the issuance of a waiver for commissioning or enlistment in the Armed Forces for any individual convicted of a felony sexual offense.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2137/)
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