US SB2027 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans by including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals as minority group members. The committee reports on the issues of minority group members in relation to Department of Veterans Affairs programs.
Title
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3582 (Same As) 2020-07-23 - Committee Hearings Held.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Armed forces and national security
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Armed forces and national security
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' organizations and recognition
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2027/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2027/BILLS-116s2027is.pdf |