Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010

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The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that ended the ban on openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals serving in the military.

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instanceOf Act of Congress ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ
aim allow open service by gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members ⓘ
maintain military readiness and unit cohesion during transition ⓘ
amends Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
appliesTo United States Armed Forces ⓘ
associatedPolicy Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ⓘ
billNumber H.R. 2965 ⓘ
certificationDate 2011-07-22 ⓘ
congressNumber 111 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
doesNotAddress gender identity service by transgender individuals ⓘ
effect ended statutory basis for banning openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual people from military service ⓘ
effectiveDateOfRepeal 2011-09-20 ⓘ
enactedBy 111th United States Congress ⓘ
housePassageDate 2010-12-15 ⓘ
houseVote 250-175 ⓘ
introducedDate 2010-05-27 ⓘ
introducedIn United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
legalEffect authorized the Department of Defense to implement regulations for open service by LGB personnel ⓘ
removed statutory requirement for separation based on homosexual conduct ⓘ
legislativeHistoryContext followed failed attempt to repeal DADT through the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ⓘ
policyArea LGBT rights ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ
presidentDuringEnactment Barack Obama ⓘ
prohibits discharge from the armed forces solely on the basis of sexual orientation ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 111-321 ⓘ
relatedBill S. 4023 ⓘ
relatedTo LGBT rights in the United States ⓘ
United States military policy ⓘ
repeals 10 U.S.C. § 654 ⓘ
requires certification by President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before repeal took effect ⓘ
senatePassageDate 2010-12-18 ⓘ
senateVote 65-31 ⓘ
shortName DADT Repeal Act of 2010 ⓘ
signedAt Department of the Interior headquarters auditorium, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
signedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
signingDate 2010-12-22 ⓘ
sponsor Patrick J. Murphy ⓘ
sponsorChamber House of Representatives ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
subject repeal of the U.S. military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2010 ⓘ

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy authorization → repealedBy → Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 ⓘ
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 → shortName → DADT Repeal Act of 2010 ⓘ
linked to: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010