S 3182
112th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's employment
Gender Equality in Combat Act
Introduced: May 15, 2012
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 15, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Gender Equality in Combat Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to report to the congressional defense committees on the implementation of a termination of the ground combat exclusion policy for female members of the Armed Forces (DOD policy under which female members are excluded from units and positions below brigade level whose primary mission is to engage in direct combat on the ground).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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