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S 2027 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' organizations and recognition

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 27, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill expands the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans by including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals as minority group members. The committee reports on the issues of minority group members in relation to Department of Veterans Affairs programs.

What's happening now June 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Nov 6, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 27, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 27, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 27, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 27, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 27, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jun 27, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 27, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 27, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 27, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 27, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 27, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2027: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2027/
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"S. 2027: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2027/.
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S. 2027, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2027/.
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[S. 2027: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2027/)
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