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HR 1032 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Military personnel and dependents Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.

Introduced: February 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits (1) an individual serving as a member of the Armed Forces from being involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces, or denied reenlistment or continuation in service, solely on the basis of the member's gender identity; and (2) an individual from being denied initial enlistment, commissioning, or other accession into the Armed Forces solely on such basis.

What's happening now February 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 16
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 29, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 13, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 24, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Aug 2, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 22, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 22, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· May 22, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 22, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 14, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 14, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 14, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 14, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 14, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · May 14, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 14, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1032: To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1032/
MLA
"H.R. 1032: To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1032/.
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H.R. 1032, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1032/.
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