HR5025-119

In Committee

Restoring Merit in the Military Act

119th Congress Introduced Aug 22, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions All Department of Defense military. It relies on reporting requirements and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions All Department of Defense military...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions All Department of Defense military.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 2. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions All Department of Defense military.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 22, 2025

Ms. Mace (for herself and Mr. Carter of Georgia) introduced …

Aug 22, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Aug 22, 2025

Introduced in House

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Defense
"combatant_commander"
→ Combatant Commander (approves mission-specific exceptions)

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