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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 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 15, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 15, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5792 Related bill Gender Equality Combat Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3182: Gender Equality in Combat Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3182/
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"S. 3182: Gender Equality in Combat Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3182/.
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S. 3182, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3182/.
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