United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 236 (102nd)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President rescind Department of Defense Directive 1332.14, section H.1, which bans gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans from serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Introduced
26 November 1991
Last action
26 November 1991 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Adams, Brock [D-WA-7], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Urges the President to rescind a Department of Defense directive which bans gays, lesbians, and bisexual Americans from military service.
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Timeline
26 November 1991
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
26 November 1991
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 November 1991
Sponsors
- Rep. Adams, Brock [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssas00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-resolution/236
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/102/sres/236
- us · 102-sres-236 · source updated 14 January 2025