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H.R. 8099 116th Congress House

Diversity in Defense Act of 2020

Official title: To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to include certain diversity-related requirements for the Armed Forces and the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Aug 26, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Aug 25, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 26, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diversity in Defense Act of 2020

This bill adds certain diversity-related requirements for the U.S. Armed Forces, including (1) the appointment of a Chief Diversity Officer in military components of the Department of Defense (DOD) and in the Coast Guard; (2) the establishment of a Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council in DOD to, among other things, align diversity and inclusion with DOD strategic goals; (3) enhanced reporting on diversity and inclusion; (4) requiring a mentoring and career counseling program; (5) developing plans to increase recruitment and retention of female and minority members in the Armed Forces, (6) establishing in DOD the Office of the Special Inspector General for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces to examine the effect of military justice and personnel policies on racial and ethnic disparities; (7) tracking investigations of supremacist, violent extremist, and criminal gang activity in the Armed Forces; and (8) improving responses to pregnancy and childbirth for members of the Armed Forces.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4660 Identical bill Diversity in Defense Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 16, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 21, 2020
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 15, 2020
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 8, 2020
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Aug 25, 2020
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Aug 25, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 25, 2020
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Aug 25, 2020
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Aug 25, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Aug 25, 2020
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Aug 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8099: Diversity in Defense Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8099/
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