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Restore Honor to Service Members Act of 2021

Introduced: September 20, 2021 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 20, 2021
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Restore Honor to Service Members Act of 2021

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 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 27, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Sep 20, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Sep 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2759: Restore Honor to Service Members Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2759/
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