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Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Nov 4, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10.

Nov 4, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 4, 2021

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.

Sep 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Mar 3, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

Mar 3, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

This bill establishes the Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans. The Commission must identify and compile information about the history of military policy regarding homosexuality from 1778 onward, including regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Commission must hold public hearings, gather public testimony, examine lasting and disparate impacts of the discriminatory policies on the physical and mental well-being of members of the Armed Forces, and make recommendations on appropriate remedies.

What's happening now November 4, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10.

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