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H.R. 2965 · 111th Congress

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Law · 111-321 · Dec 22, 2010
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9 cosponsors · 6 D, 3 R

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  1. House Introduced Jun 19, 2009
  2. House Passed Jul 8, 2009 386–41
  3. Senate Passed Jul 13, 2009
  4. House Changes resolved Dec 15, 2010 250–175
  5. Senate Changes resolved Dec 18, 2010 65–31
  6. President To the President Dec 21, 2010
  7. President Signed Dec 22, 2010
  8. Law Dec 22, 2010

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 22, 2010

(This measure has not been amended since the House agreed to the Senate amendment with an amendment on December 15, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committees that they have considered the report and proposed plan of action, that DOD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to exercise the discretion provided by such repeal, and that implementation of such policies and regulations is consistent with the standards of military readiness and effectiveness, unit cohesion, and military recruiting and retention. Provides that, until such time as the above conditions are met, the current policy shall remain in effect.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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About this bill and sources

Official title: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Also known as: Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009; SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009

Latest action (Dec 22, 2010): Became Public Law No: 111-321.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 19, 2009

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  1. House Introduced Jun 19, 2009
  2. House Passed Jul 8, 2009 386–41
  3. Senate Passed Jul 13, 2009
  4. House Changes resolved Dec 15, 2010 250–175
  5. Senate Changes resolved Dec 18, 2010 65–31
  6. President To the President Dec 21, 2010
  7. President Signed Dec 22, 2010
  8. Law Dec 22, 2010

Final vote · Senate · Dec 18, 2010

Accepting the House's changes — Motion Agreed to. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Mark BegichDAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALNay
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Mark UdallDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTYea
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
George LeMieuxRFLNay
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIAYea
James RischRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Mark KirkRILYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Evan BayhDINYea
Richard LugarRINNay
Pat RobertsRKSNay
Sam BrownbackRKSNay
Jim BunningRKYNot Voting
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
David VitterRLANay
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMAYea
Scott BrownRMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Kit BondRMONay
Roger WickerRMSNay
Thad CochranRMSNay
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Kay HaganDNCYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Mike JohannsRNENay
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Judd GreggRNHNot Voting
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
George VoinovichROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterDPAYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXNay
Orrin HatchRUTNot Voting
Robert BennettRUTNay
Jim WebbDVAYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Joe ManchinDWVNot Voting
John BarrassoRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYNay
All recorded votes (7)
  • Accepting the House's changes Motion Agreed to
    Senate · Dec 18, 2010 · “On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2965)” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Agreed to
    Senate · Dec 18, 2010 · “On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2965” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Accepting the Senate's changes with further changes Passed
    House · Dec 15, 2010 · “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi
  • Passage Passed
    House · Jul 8, 2009 · “On Passage” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi
  • Recorded vote Passed
    House · Jul 8, 2009 · “Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi
  • Amendment Passed
    House · Jul 8, 2009 · “On Agreeing to the Amendment” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi
  • Amendment Agreed to
    House · Jul 8, 2009 · “On Agreeing to the Amendment” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi