HR 5300
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' organizations and recognition
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
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Introduced
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To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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