# 117-hr-1596: Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

117-hr-1596, Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1596
- Congress: 117
- Title: Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10.
- Introduced: 2021-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 52
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

## Cosponsors (52)

- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2021-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1596 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1596)

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