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Service Academies District of Columbia Equality Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of individuals from the District of Columbia who may be appointed to military service academies.

Introduced Nov 7, 2025

Latest action (Nov 7, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Civil Rights

Summary

The Service Academies District of Columbia Equality Act amends federal law to increase the number of District of Columbia residents who may be appointed to the United States Military Academy, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy. The bill increases the appointment allocation for the District of Columbia from five to fifteen individuals at each of the three service academies. This change affects the congressional appointment authority for these military institutions. The amendments apply to sections 7442, 8454, and 9442 of title 10, United States Code. The effect is to triple the number of service academy appointments available to District of Columbia residents at each academy.

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Sponsor (1)

Actions (3)
  1. Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Nov 7, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1044)
  3. Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 3154 — Service Academies District of Columbia Equality Act of 2025 · Introduced Nov 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 86%
  • HR 5046 — Restoring Merit in the Military Service Academies Act · Introduced Aug 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 1173 — Equal Federal Funding for the District of Columbia Act · Introduced Feb 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 565 — District of Columbia Federal Judicial Officials Residency Equality Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HRES 871 — Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war. · Introduced Nov 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 5856 — District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act · Introduced Oct 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Nov 7, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 7, 2025

Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of individuals from the District of Columbia who may be appointed to military service academies.

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 “Service Academies District of Columbia Equality Act”.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.

Section 7442(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Five” and inserting “Fifteen”.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.

Section 8454(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Five” and inserting “Fifteen”.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

Section 9442(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Five” and inserting “Fifteen”. <all>

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