H.R. 515 119th Congress House

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces.

Introduced: January 16, 2025 Introduced by: Sara Jacobs Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jan 16, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

This bill addresses the standards for eligibility for service in the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill provides that any qualifications established or applied relating to eligibility for service in any of the Armed Forces must not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics) of an individual.

Additionally, any personnel policy developed or implemented by a military department with respect to members of the Armed Forces must ensure equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or sex characteristics).

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Cosponsors 52

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · Jun 30, 2026

Johnson, Julie

Texas · Jun 30, 2026

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Jun 30, 2026

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jun 23, 2026

Dexter, Maxine

Oregon · Jun 23, 2026

Lieu, Ted

California · Jun 23, 2026

Moulton, Seth

Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2026

Vargas, Juan

California · Jun 23, 2026

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Jun 8, 2026

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Jun 8, 2026

Magaziner, Seth

Rhode Island · Oct 21, 2025

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Mar 25, 2025

Chu, Judy

California · Mar 10, 2025

Doggett, Lloyd

Texas · Mar 10, 2025

McClellan, Jennifer L.

Virginia · Mar 10, 2025

Beyer, Donald S.

Virginia · Feb 27, 2025

Foushee, Valerie P.

North Carolina · Feb 27, 2025

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Feb 27, 2025

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Feb 27, 2025

Soto, Darren

Florida · Feb 27, 2025

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Feb 27, 2025

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Feb 12, 2025

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · Feb 12, 2025

McIver, LaMonica

New Jersey · Feb 12, 2025

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Feb 12, 2025

Salinas, Andrea

Oregon · Feb 12, 2025

Tonko, Paul

New York · Feb 12, 2025

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Feb 7, 2025

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Feb 7, 2025

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Feb 7, 2025

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Feb 6, 2025

Escobar, Veronica

Texas · Feb 6, 2025

Grijalva, Raúl M.

Arizona · Feb 6, 2025

Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2025

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Feb 6, 2025

Balint, Becca

Vermont · Jan 31, 2025

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Jan 31, 2025

Garcia, Sylvia R.

Texas · Jan 31, 2025

Krishnamoorthi, Raja

Illinois · Jan 31, 2025

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2025

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Jan 31, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jan 31, 2025

Panetta, Jimmy

California · Jan 31, 2025

Peters, Scott H.

California · Jan 31, 2025

Randall, Emily

Washington · Jan 31, 2025

Takano, Mark

California · Jan 31, 2025

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Jan 31, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Jan 31, 2025

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