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.
This bill updates federal law to prohibit excluding military members from assignments or career fields based on their gender, affecting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. It requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports detailing changes to occupational standards and data on involuntary reclassifications or separations, broken down by military job and gender. The legislation also modernizes how the military evaluates job requirements, mandating that standards be based on scientifically rigorous assessments of technical, tactical, cognitive, and physical abilities rather than gender. Additionally, it directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a full review of ground combat unit effectiveness to Congress and requires an independent audit of that review within 180 days.
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Introduced Apr 2, 2026
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Apr 2, 2026
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1 primary · 37 co-sponsors
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Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Christian D. Menefee
DDemocratic
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Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
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Daniel S. Goldman
DDemocratic
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Derek Tran
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Sorensen
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Vasquez
DDemocratic
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George Latimer
DDemocratic
Co
George Whitesides
DDemocratic
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