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S 1761 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Racial and ethnic relations

A bill 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 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 3166 Identical bill To direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other p…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 10, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1761: A bill 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-S-1761/
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"S. 1761: A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to modernize certain forms and surveys of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1761/.
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S. 1761, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1761/.
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