H.R. 5046
119th Congress
House
Restoring Merit in the Military Service Academies Act
Official title: To require that appointments and selections to United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy be made solely … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To require that appointments and selections to United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy be made solely in order of merit as determined by a standardized candidate composite score, to prohibit the consideration of race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in service academy admissions, and for other purposes.
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Became law
Aug 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 26, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5046: Restoring Merit in the Military Service Academies Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5046/
"H.R. 5046: Restoring Merit in the Military Service Academies Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5046/.
H.R. 5046, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5046/.
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