United States · Bill · S
S. 1820 (115th)
A bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender members of the Armed Forces.
Introduced
14 September 2017
Last action
14 September 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Susan Collins, John Reed
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
27 November 2025
Summary
This bill prohibits the involuntary separation of a member of the Armed Forces, or denial of reenlistment or continuation in the Armed Forces, solely on the basis of the member's gender identity.
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Timeline
14 September 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
14 September 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 September 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 September 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 September 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 14 September 2017
Sponsors
- Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
- John Reed · D · Sponsor
- · ssas00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1820
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1820
- us · 115-s-1820 · source updated 27 November 2025