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H.R. 6574 116th Congress House

PANORAMA Act of 2020

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to standardize, collect, and analyze information on the demographics of applicants to military service academies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Accountability on Nominations Offered that Result in Admissions to Military Academies Act of 2020 or the PANORAMA Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to create a uniform online portal for congressional nominations to military service academies.

DOD must (1) establish standard classifications that cadets, midshipmen, and academy applicants may use to self-identify gender, race, ethnicity, and other demographic information; and (2) annually report such demographics.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3783 Identical bill PANORAMA Act of 2020
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 10 Republican 2
Bustos, Cheri
· Nov 5, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 24, 2020
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 11, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· May 27, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 22, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 12, 2020
Heck, Denny
· May 8, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Apr 21, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 21, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Apr 21, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Apr 21, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6574: PANORAMA Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6574/
MLA
"H.R. 6574: PANORAMA Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6574/.
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H.R. 6574, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6574/.
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