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HR 5047 99th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties Sex discrimination Sex discrimination against women Veterans' benefits Women soldiers Women's rights

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate gender-based language distinctions in title 38, United States Code, and to make technical corrections in that title.

Introduced: June 18, 1986 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 1986
Certain Provisions Included in H.R.5299.
Aug 6, 1986
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Aug 4, 1986
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Aug 4, 1986
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Aug 4, 1986
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Aug 1, 1986
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-735.
Jul 29, 1986
Ordered to be Reported.
Jul 29, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 29, 1986
Executive Comment Received From VA.
Jun 27, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Jun 18, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 18, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends generally Federal law relating to veterans and veterans' benefits to eliminate gender-based references currently contained in such provisions, and to make other technical corrections to such provisions.

What's happening now October 7, 1986

Certain Provisions Included in H.R.5299.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5299 Related bill Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health Care Authorization Act of 1986
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 1, 1986
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 1, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5047: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate gender-based language distinctions in title 38, United States Code, and to make technical corrections in that title.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5047/
MLA
"H.R. 5047: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate gender-based language distinctions in title 38, United States Code, and to make technical corrections in that title.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5047/.
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H.R. 5047, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5047/.
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[H.R. 5047: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate gender-based language distinctions in title 38, United States Code, and to make technical corrections in that title.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5047/)
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