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

Introduced: June 23, 2021 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 23, 2021
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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 June 23, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  • HR 1596 Identical bill Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers an…
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All 4 Democratic 4
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jun 21, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 23, 2021
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2188: Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2188/
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"S. 2188: Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2188/.
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S. 2188, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2188/.
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