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House Bill 8099
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Diversity in Defense Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 25, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Aug 25, 2020
Latest Action
Aug 26, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8099
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Anthony G. Brown
Maryland
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Democrat
Gil Cisneros
California
Democrat
Jackie Speier
California
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
California
Democrat
Pete Aguilar
California
Democrat
Andy Kim
New Jersey
Democrat
Deb Haaland
New Mexico
Republican
Mike Turner
Ohio
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Diversity in Defense Act of 2020

This bill adds certain diversity-related requirements for the U.S. Armed Forces, including (1) the appointment of a Chief Diversity Officer in military components of the Department of Defense (DOD) and in the Coast Guard; (2) the establishment of a Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council in DOD to, among other things, align diversity and inclusion with DOD strategic goals; (3) enhanced reporting on diversity and inclusion; (4) requiring a mentoring and career counseling program; (5) developing plans to increase recruitment and retention of female and minority members in the Armed Forces, (6) establishing in DOD the Office of the Special Inspector General for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Armed Forces to examine the effect of military justice and personnel policies on racial and ethnic disparities; (7) tracking investigations of supremacist, violent extremist, and criminal gang activity in the Armed Forces; and (8) improving responses to pregnancy and childbirth for members of the Armed Forces.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
August 25, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Sep 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4660
Diversity in Defense Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
08/26/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
08/25/2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
08/25/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:24 PM
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