Shielding our Military from Extremists Act
Summary
Shielding our Military from Extremists Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to implement the seven recommendations focused on preventing extremists from enlisting in the Armed Forces that are made in the report titled Screening Individuals Who Seek to Enlist in the Armed Forces . Among other recommendations, the report suggests (1) developing a consistent definition for domestic extremist ideologies, and (2) utilizing various law enforcement resources to evaluate and interpret questionable or concerning tattoos.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Last action Feb 18, 2021
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Committee
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Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pete Aguilar
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Kilmer
DDemocratic
Co
Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Kaiali’i Kahele
DDemocratic
Co
Linda T. Sánchez
DDemocratic
Co
Lucille Roybal-Allard
DDemocratic
Co
Marc A. Veasey
DDemocratic
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