S 2006
In committee
Bars the military from discriminating against service members and applicants based on gender identity, including a gender dysphoria diagnosis, in areas such as enlistment, separation, and health coverage.
Official title: Fit to Serve Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Latest action, 10-JUN-2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Adds a new section 975 to title 10 of the U.S. Code, which governs the Armed Forces.
- Prohibits the Secretary concerned from using gender identity to set service qualifications, involuntarily separate members, deny medically necessary health coverage, or require service in the sex assigned at birth.
- Also bars denying accession, reenlistment, or continued service on that basis, and defines gender identity as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics, regardless of sex assigned at birth.
- Armed Services Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
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32 Democrats
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Tammy Baldwin
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cory A. Booker
- Christopher A. Coons
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Tammy Duckworth
- Richard J. Durbin
- John Fetterman
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Martin Heinrich
- John W. Hickenlooper
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Mark Kelly
- Andy Kim
- Ben Ray Luján
- Edward J. Markey
- Jeff Merkley
- Christopher Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Alex Padilla
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- Brian Schatz
- Adam B. Schiff
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1 Independent