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To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a tiger team to perform outreach regarding the process by which a member of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation, may apply…

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To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a tiger team to perform outreach regarding the process by which a member of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation, may apply for review of the characterization of such discharge.

Introduced: September 20, 2021 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Sep 20, 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.
Sep 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct outreach to build awareness among former members of the Armed Forces of the process established for the review of discharge characterizations related to sexual orientation (i.e., on the basis of Don't Ask, Don't Tell or a similar policy). DOD must also provide for specified relief for former members of the Armed Forces who were impacted by the discharge characterizations and ensure that DOD oral historians review related facts and receive testimony from affected individuals.

What's happening now September 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 101
All 101 Democratic 74
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2022
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Feb 25, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 2, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Feb 1, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 18, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 18, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Dec 14, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 14, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Dec 1, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 17, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Nov 15, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Nov 15, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 2, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 21, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 21, 2021
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Oct 15, 2021
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Oct 15, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 8, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Oct 8, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Sep 30, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 20, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 20, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 20, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Sep 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5300: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a tiger team to perform outreach regarding the process by which a member of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation, may apply for review of the characterization of such discharge.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5300/
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"H.R. 5300: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a tiger team to perform outreach regarding the process by which a member of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation, may apply for review of the characterization of such discharge.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5300/.
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H.R. 5300, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5300/.
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[H.R. 5300: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a tiger team to perform outreach regarding the process by which a member of the Armed Forces, discharged on the basis of sexual orientation, may apply for review of the characterization of such discharge.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5300/)
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