US Congress House Bill 6520 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 78-1)
Status: Introduced on December 14 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-12-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committees that they have considered the report and proposed plan of action, that DOD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to exercise the discretion provided by such repeal, and that implementation of such policies and regulations is consistent with the standards of military readiness and effectiveness, unit cohesion, and military recruiting and retention. Provides that, until such time as the above conditions are met, the current policy shall remain in effect.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Mary Kilroy [D-OH]
Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-12-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2010-12-14		Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HB2965 (Related) 2010-12-22 - Became Public Law No: 111-321.
SB4022 (Same As) 2010-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
SB4023 (Same As) 2010-12-13 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6520/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr6520/BILLS-111hr6520ih.pdf