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Restore Honor to Service Members Act

Introduced: June 26, 2019 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 26, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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 June 26, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3517 Identical bill Restore Honor to Service Members Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 16 Republican 1
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 23, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 26, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 26, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 26, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 26, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 26, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 26, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 26, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 26, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1991: Restore Honor to Service Members Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1991/
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"S. 1991: Restore Honor to Service Members Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1991/.
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