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Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act

515

119th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In Committee

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

January 16, 2025

Latest Action

January 16, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Sara JacobsDemocratic(CA)

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Summary

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).

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (5)

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HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (5)

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2026 · third_quarter · Defense

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Deployment of HIV Positive Military Personnel Dont Ask Dont Tell Repeal Implementation Transgender Military Service Veterans Benefits H.R. 770: Accountability for Veterans Act H.R. 4021: Patriotism Not Pride Act H.R. 3406: Readiness Over Wokeness Act H.R. 3569; S. 2006: Fit to Serve Act S. 2091: Restoring Lethality Act H.R. 3917; S. 1988: To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academy that are designed for women. H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 S. Res. 408: A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Service members and Veterans Day". H.R. 5047: No Woke Indoctrination of Military Kids Act H.R. 515: Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act H.R. 3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016; S. 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 5635: Veterans Healthcare Equality Act of 2025 S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 7238; S. 3691: Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act H.R. 8421: SERVE Act H.R. 3993: Preserving Great Americans Legacies Act of 2025 S. 4784: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.Res. 1572; S. Res. 868: Encouraging the recognition of a "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day". H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Subjects (2)

Military personnel and dependents

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Actions (2)

January 16, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

January 16, 2025

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Armed Services Committee	House	Referred To	January 16, 2025

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	January 16, 2025	XML

Cosponsors (52)

Name	Party	State
Adelita S. Grijalva	Democratic	AZ
Andrea Salinas	Democratic	OR
Becca Balint	Democratic	VT

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Sources: Congress.gov

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNclient→HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

2026 · second_quarter · Defense

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Deployment of HIV Positive Military Personnel Dont Ask Dont Tell Repeal Implementation Transgender Military Service Veterans Benefits H.R. 770: Accountability for Veterans Act H.R. 4021: Patriotism Not Pride Act H.R. 3406: Readiness Over Wokeness Act H.R. 3569; S. 2006: Fit to Serve Act S. 2091: Restoring Lethality Act H.R. 3917; S. 1988: To prohibit the participation of males in athletic programs or activities at the military service academy that are designed for women. H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 S. Res. 408: A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Service members and Veterans Day". H.R. 5047: No Woke Indoctrination of Military Kids Act H.R. 515: Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act H.R. 3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016; S. 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 5635: Veterans Healthcare Equality Act of 2025 S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 7238; S. 3691: Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act H.R. 8421: SERVE Act H.R. 3993: Preserving Great Americans Legacies Act of 2025 S. 4784: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $223,727 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 515

DAVID STACY MATTHEW ROSE mrs JENNIFER BAILEY

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)