# 119-hr-8175: To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

119-hr-8175, To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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- As of: 2026-10-31
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8175
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**This bill would require gender-neutral occupational standards** across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and add new reporting and independent reviews to track effects on assignments and readiness. - Service members: It bars excluding someone from a specialty, career field, or assignment based on gender and sets the changes to take effect on September 30, 2026, with the first required report due by September 30, 2027. - Standards and personnel decisions: It modernizes how career standards are set by requiring a scientifically rigorous process that can include technical, tactical, cognitive, and physical abilities and mandates an evaluation period of at least 18 months. - Oversight and readiness reviews: It requires an Institute for Defense Analyses operational review of Army and Marine ground combat units, the Department of Defense must send the full unredacted review to Congress within 7 days of enactment, and the Government Accountability Office must report back within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Gender-neutral military job standards: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would prohibit excluding a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force from any occupational specialty, career field, or assignment because of their gender. It would modernize job standards to be gender-neutral and require a scientifically rigorous process…
- Independent review of combat units: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Defense to give Congress the full, unredacted Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) review of Army and Marine Corps ground combat units no later than seven days after enactment. The Comptroller General would have 180 days after enactment to submit…

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- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8175 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8175)

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- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8175 (as of 2026-10-31).