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Restore Honor to Service Members Act

Introduced: June 26, 2019 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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Restore Honor to Service Members Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to review the discharge characterization of a service member who was discharged on the basis of sexual orientation (i.e., on the basis of Don't Ask Don't Tell or a similar policy) if the service member requests such a review. If the service member's discharge is characterized as other than honorable, and if there were no aggravating circumstances that would have independently caused the discharge to be characterized as other than honorable, then DOD must change its characterization of the discharge to honorable.

What's happening now July 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 103
All 103 Democratic 64
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Dec 9, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 2, 2019
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 26, 2019
Bass, Karen
· Jun 26, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 26, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 26, 2019
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 26, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 26, 2019
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 26, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 26, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 26, 2019
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 26, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2019
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 26, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Jun 26, 2019
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2019
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jun 26, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Jun 26, 2019
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 26, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 26, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 26, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 26, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Jun 26, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 26, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 26, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jun 26, 2019
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 26, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 26, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 26, 2019
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 26, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 26, 2019
Kildee, Daniel
· Jun 26, 2019
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 26, 2019
KIND, RON
· Jun 26, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jun 26, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Jun 26, 2019
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