Restore Honor to Service Members Act
USA116th CongressS-1991| Senate
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Brian Schatz
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (28)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Restore Honor to Service Members Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to review the discharge characterization of a service member who was discharged on the basis of sexual orientation (i.e., on the basis of Don't Ask Don't Tell or a similar policy) if the service member requests such a review. If the service member's discharge is characterized as other than honorable, and if there were no aggravating circumstances that would have independently caused the discharge to be characterized as other than honorable, then DOD must change its characterization of the discharge to honorable.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-3517Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesMilitary historyMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationVeterans' pensions and compensation
Restore Honor to Service Members Act
USA116th CongressS-1991| Senate
| Updated: 6/26/2019
Restore Honor to Service Members Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to review the discharge characterization of a service member who was discharged on the basis of sexual orientation (i.e., on the basis of Don't Ask Don't Tell or a similar policy) if the service member requests such a review. If the service member's discharge is characterized as other than honorable, and if there were no aggravating circumstances that would have independently caused the discharge to be characterized as other than honorable, then DOD must change its characterization of the discharge to honorable.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-3517Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Brian Schatz
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Cosponsors (28)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesMilitary historyMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationVeterans' pensions and compensation