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HR 3724 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Women's health

Equal Deferment Opportunity Act

Introduced: July 11, 2019 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 11, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E917)
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Deferment Opportunity Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from deploying, within a period of 12 months, a service member who gives birth, unless (1) the service member elects to deploy, and (2) such election is approved by a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility.

What's happening now July 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 11, 2019
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 11, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jul 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3724: Equal Deferment Opportunity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3724/
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"H.R. 3724: Equal Deferment Opportunity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3724/.
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H.R. 3724, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3724/.
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[H.R. 3724: Equal Deferment Opportunity Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3724/)
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