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S. 3783 116th Congress Senate

PANORAMA Act of 2020

Official title: A bill 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 20, 2020 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 20, 2020
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 Latest action May 20, 2020

Read twice and referred to the 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 1
  • HR 6574 Identical bill PANORAMA Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 24, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 20, 2020
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 20, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 20, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 20, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3783: PANORAMA Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3783/
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