CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Fit to Serve Act

S. 2006 · Senate bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 33 Democratic cosponsors · See all 34 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is cited as the Fit to Serve Act. It amends title 10 of the United States Code to stop discrimination in the Armed Forces based on gender identity. The bill blocks the Secretary concerned from using gender identity, including a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, to create service qualifications. It also prevents the military from involuntarily separating members based on these grounds. Additionally, the text bans denying medically necessary health care coverage or forcing members to serve in the sex assigned at birth. Finally, it stops the denial of joining, reenlisting, or continuing service, and general discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

Yes· 3 of 10

  • Scored +10

    Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?

    Directly prohibits discrimination and ensures health care for gender-diverse service members.

  • Scored +10

    Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?

    Prohibits discrimination and involuntary separation based on gender identity in the military.

  • Scored +8

    Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated?

    Protects individuals from being forced to serve in the sex assigned at birth.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.