H.R. 1246 - Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Martin Meehan
- Summary:
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2007
H.R. 1246 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
- Other Titles
- Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Martin Meehan
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Edward J. Markey
- Bob Filner
- Timothy H. Bishop
- Donna M. Christensen
- Brad Miller
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Dennis J. Kucinich
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- James P. McGovern
- John F. Tierney
- Wayne Gilchrest
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Yvette D. Clarke
- William Delahunt
- Michael Arcuri
- Eliot L. Engel
- Mike Thompson
- Nita M. Lowey
- Charles B. Rangel
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Kathy Castor
- Jackie Speier
- Allyson Y. Schwartz
- Keith Ellison
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Michael E. Capuano
- Adam Smith
- Adam B. Schiff
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Gary L. Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Michael H. Michaud
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Diana DeGette
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Rush Holt
- Mark Udall
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen F. Lynch
- David Wu
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Laura Richardson
- Doris O. Matsui
- Fortney Pete Stark
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James R. Langevin
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Robert E. Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Neil Abercrombie
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- John D. Dingell
- Joseph Crowley
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- Steven R. Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Tammy Baldwin
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Maurice D. Hinchey
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby L. Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- José E. Serrano
- Xavier Becerra
- Peter Welch
- Rahm Emanuel
- James Oberstar
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Rick Larsen
- Jay Inslee
- Chris Van Hollen
- Niki Tsongas
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny K. Davis
- David E. Price
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- John P. Sarbanes
- Richard E. Neal
- Norman D. Dicks
- Michael M. Honda
- Robert A. Brady
- James P. Moran
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Susan A. Davis
- Ed Pastor
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Stephanie Jones
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard L. Berman
- John W. Olver
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Michael F. Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry A. Waxman
- John B. Larson
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- Patrick Murphy
- Subjects
- Defense policy
- Administrative procedure
- Armed forces
- Civil rights
- Coast guard
- Criminal justice
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Discrimination in employment
- Executive departments
- Families
- Homosexuality
- Law
- Military and naval offenses
- Military dependents
- Military discharges
- Military personnel
- Nondiscrimination provisions
- Sexual orientation
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/28/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/28/2007 2/28/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 3/28/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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