Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7238 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7238 To establish the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2026 Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Simon, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Randall, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Case, Ms. Titus, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. McBride, Ms. Bonamici, and Ms. Balint) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES. (a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission''). (b) Duties.--The Commission shall perform the following duties: (1) Identify and compile a corpus of documentation on the policing of sexual orientation and gender identity in the uniformed services, from the beginning of World War II and onward. Such documentation shall include the following: (A) Facts rela