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OH HR38
Resolution
Status
4/22/2011
Primary Sponsor
Connie Pillich
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AI Summary
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Urges the President, Secretary of Defense, and Congress to lift the ban prohibiting women from serving in combat roles and from being assigned to units smaller than a brigade with direct combat missions.
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Requests that women in combat roles adhere to the same physical fitness requirements as men in combat positions.
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Calls for adequate combat training, sufficient quantities of properly-sized equipment, and research into equipment designed specifically for female service members before deployment.
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Requests revision of military assignment policy to reflect current warfare conditions and address barriers to promotion caused by combat assignment restrictions.
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Directs the House Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Secretary of Defense, Congress, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media.
Legislative Description
To memorialize the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the United States Congress to end the ban on women serving in combat and to make other provisions regarding the training, equipment, and assignment policy for women in the armed services.
Last Action
Adopted
4/22/2011