House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 27, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1808.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JACOBS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 55, March 27, 2023, Page H1465):Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 173 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1808, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1808
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
33 cosponsors — 33 Democrats
0 of 33 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Sean Casten (D-IL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sara Jacobs.
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- H.R. 3420 (118th) My Body, My Data Act of 2023
- H.Con.Res. 32 (118th) Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
- H.Con.Res. 102 (118th) Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
- H.R. 3008 (118th) Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.