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HR 3166 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Racial and ethnic relations

To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 10, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E729)
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Defense to modernize its forms and surveys that contain terms or classifications that may be considered racially or ethnically insensitive.

What's happening now June 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 33
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Dec 3, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 31, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 22, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Sep 24, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Aug 27, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 26, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 19, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 10, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 10, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 10, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 10, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jun 10, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 10, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 10, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 10, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 10, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3166: To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3166/
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H.R. 3166, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3166/.
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