HR 1088 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Shielding our Military from Extremists Act

Introduced 2021-02-18· Sponsored by Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.(2021-02-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (17)

17 Democrats
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]MN
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]CA
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]TX
Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]CA
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]CA