H.R. 3724 · 116th Congress
Equal Deferment Opportunity Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Grace Meng
- Introduced
- 2019-07-11
- Latest action
- 2019-07-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Summary
Equal Deferment Opportunity Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from deploying, within a period of 12 months, a service member who gives birth, unless (1) the service member elects to deploy, and (2) such election is approved by a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility.