Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

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This bill addresses the standards for eligibility for service in the Armed Forces.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 16, 2025

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).

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

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Official title: Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

Latest action (Jan 16, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 16, 2025

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.