Bill > HR5025

This bill, titled the "Restoring Merit in the Military Act", aims to ensure that all Department of Defense (DoD) military personnel actions are based exclusively on individual merit, fitness, capability, and performance, while prohibiting the consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin in these decisions. The bill establishes a strict merit-based approach for military personnel actions, including accessions, promotions, assignments, command selection, and military and civil schooling selection and training. However, the bill includes a limited exception for specific, unconventional missions in foreign countries where consideration of race, ethnicity, or national origin might be justified to optimize mission success. Such exceptions require approval from the combatant commander and mandate a detailed report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within 60 days of the mission, which must include information about the mission's location, duration, staffing, demographic factors, personnel details, and rationale for using the race-based exception. The overall intent of the bill is to promote racial neutrality and ensure that military personnel decisions are made solely on the basis of individual qualifications and performance.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5025/all-info