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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 515

Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

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Introduced 2025-01-16Topic: veterans military

Summary

Summary by the 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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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-01-16HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.refer
2025-01-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.