3.0.0 2188 2022-12-31T05:26:33Z 2022-12-31T05:26:33Z Senate S 2021-06-23 117 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-23T18:35:52Z Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act 117 1596 HR 2021-11-04 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10. Identical bill CRS 2021-06-23 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2021-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2021-06-23 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-06-23 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-06-23 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-06-23 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2022-06-21 False Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Employment discrimination and employee rights Government studies and investigations Mental health Military history Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Minority employment Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Women's employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-01T17:30:42Z Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

This bill establishes the Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans. The Commission must identify and compile information about the history of military policy regarding homosexuality from 1778 onward, including regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Commission must hold public hearings, gather public testimony, examine lasting and disparate impacts of the discriminatory policies on the physical and mental well-being of members of the Armed Forces, and make recommendations on appropriate remedies.

]]> Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2188is/xml/BILLS-117s2188is.xml 2021-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.