Military Readiness Enhancement Act

The Military Readiness Enhancement Act is a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 28, 2007. Sponsored by Representative Marty Meehan (D-MA) with 141 cosponsors, the bill is currently in committee.

The stated purpose of the bill is…
 * "to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces by replacing the current policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces, referred to as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."

Previous versions of the bill
A previous version of the bill was introduced in the Republican-controlled 109th Congress. The bill did not make it out of committee.