Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act
- Last Action
- 6/1/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-01Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2021-06-01Introduced in House
- 2021-06-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-01 (00)
Armed Forces Transgender Dependent Protection Act
This bill expands the policy of the Office of Special Needs within the Department of Defense to address transgender dependents. Specifically, the bill codifies the definition of a medical or educational special need to include gender dysphoria.
Under the bill, the policy of the office must prohibit the assignment of a military family with special needs to a permanent duty location where the law restricts medically necessary treatment for a medical or educational special need. A member who is serving at a location when such a law is established may elect to be reassigned.
Cosponsors (20)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Anthony Brown (D-MD)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Marie Newman (D-IL)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
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