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To prohibit individuals with gender dysphoria from serving as members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Prohibits individuals with a current diagnosis, history of, or symptoms consistent with gender dysphoria from serving in the Armed Forces.
- Prohibits individuals with a history of gender affirming care, including cross-sex hormone therapy or sex reassignment surgery, from serving in the Armed Forces.
- Requires the Secretary of Defense to administratively discharge any current Armed Forces member who meets the prohibition criteria.
- Exempts members discharged under this provision from repaying educational benefits and from completing remaining service obligations when no other basis for discharge exists.
- Requires the Secretary of Defense to reinvestigate and readjudicate security clearance eligibility for separated members, or revoke clearance eligibility if they decline participation or no longer hold positions requiring clearance access.
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Sponsor (1)
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Rep. Moore, Barry (R-AL) [#1]
6 cosponsors
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Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. (R-GA) [#9] -
Rep. Davidson, Warren (R-OH) [#8] -
Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R-GA) [#14] -
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. (R-WY) [At-large] -
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina (R-FL) [#13] -
Rep. Self, Keith (R-TX) [#3]
Actions (2)
- May 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- May 14, 2025 Introduced in House
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 2025
Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Ms. Hageman, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Davidson, Ms. Greene of Georgia, and Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To prohibit individuals with gender dysphoria from serving as members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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 “Readiness Over Wokeness Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES BY INDIVIDUALS WITH GENDER DYSPHORIA.
Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 974 the following new section: “Sec. 975. Prohibition on service in the Armed Forces by individuals with gender dysphoria
“(a) Prohibition.—A person may not serve as a member of the Armed Forces if the person—
“(1) has a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibits symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria; or
“(2) has a history of gender affirming care, including cross-sex hormone therapy or sex reassignment or genital reconstruction surgery as treatment for gender dysphoria or in pursuit of a sex transition.
“(b) Administrative Separation.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall administratively discharge any member of the Armed Forces prohibited from serving as a member under subsection (a).
“(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the Armed Forces who is separated pursuant to paragraph (1) and for whom no other basis exists for separation is not required to—
“(A) provide reimbursement for any educational or other benefit for which reimbursement would otherwise be required due to the termination of service as a member of the Armed Forces; or
“(B) complete any obligation of service as a member of the Armed Forces.
“(c) Security Clearance Reinvestigation.—The Secretary of Defense shall—
“(1) conduct a reinvestigation and readjudication of the eligibility for access to classified information of any person administratively discharged under subsection (b) who was eligible to access classified information at the time of separation from the Armed Forces; or
“(2) with respect to any such person who, after separation from the Armed Forces, does not serve in a position requiring eligibility to access classified information or who declines to participate in a reinvestigation or readjudication of the eligibility of such person for access to classified information, revoke the eligibility of such person for access to classified information.”. <all>
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