S. 4023: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-12-10 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-12-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Plain summary

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 - Provides for repeal of the current Department of Defense (DOD) policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, to be effective 60 days after the Secretary of Defense has received DOD's comprehensive review on the implementation of such repeal, and the President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) certify to the congressional defense committees that they have considered the report and proposed plan of action, that DOD has prepared the necessary policies and regulations to exercise the discretion provided by such repeal, and that implementation of such policies and regulations is consistent with the standards of military readiness and effectiveness, unit cohesion, and military recruiting and retention. Provides that, until such time as the above conditions are met, the current policy shall remain in effect.

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Official text

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 49 cosponsors

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s4023.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s4023 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111