House bill · H.R. 8175 (119th Congress)
To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994…
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Chrissy Houlahan (U.S. Representative, PA-6, Democratic)
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To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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Summary
Would rewrite section 652 of title 10 to bar the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force from excluding a member from an occupational specialty, career field, or assignment on the basis of gender. It would also require the Secretary of Defense to report annually to the Armed Services Committees on changes to occupational standards and on members by specialty and gender.
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Cosponsors
37
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- Adam Smith
- Christian D. Menefee
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Derek Tran
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Eric Sorensen
- Gabe Vasquez
- George Latimer
- George Whitesides
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
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- Jason Crow
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Joe Courtney
- John Garamendi
- Kathy Castor
- Lois Frankel
- Madeleine Dean
- Maggie Goodlander
- Marilyn Strickland
- Mike Quigley
- Mike Thompson
- Nancy Pelosi
- Patrick Ryan
- Rick Larsen
- Ro Khanna
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sara Jacobs
- Sarah Elfreth
- Seth Moulton
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Ted Lieu
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Veronica Escobar
- Wesley Bell
- William R. Keating
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Full history
- Apr 2, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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