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• Latest Action: Dec 22, 2010 Signed by President.

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• Committee Assignment: House Small Business

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• Committee Assignment: House Science and Technology

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• Committee Assignment: House Science and Technology - Technology and Innovation

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on December 18, 2010, with a roll call of 65 ayes, 31 nays, and 4 not voting.
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• Would repeal the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military 60 days after being signed into law.

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Most-commented sections of the bill text

• (c) No Immediate Effect on Current Policy- Section 654 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect until such time that all of the requirements and certifications required by subsection (b) are met. If these requirements and certifications are not met, section 654 of title 10, United States Code, shall remain in effect. (3 comments, Link )

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• This Act may be cited as the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010’. (1 comments, Link )

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• On January 12, 2011, by janice1948 - It is a huge mistake to have open homosexuality in the Military or anywhere else! This is an abomination!

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  As noted by janice1948, a user on OpenCongress.org, on January 12, 2011, "It is a huge mistake to have open homosexuality in the Military or anywhere else! This is an abomination! "

Highly Rated Blog Articles

• Feedeep - Tell Congress - January 22, 2012 by http://www.feedeep.com/ - http://www.aclu.org/.../l-congress-pass-enda, Obama To Frustrated Voters - Tell Congress To Start Delivering - Fox News "Clearly, the policies of this administration are not working," said Toomey, one of the lawmakers newly appointed to the ...

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  As noted by http://www.feedeep.com/ on January 22, 2012, "http://www.aclu.org/.../l-congress-pass-enda, Obama To Frustrated Voters - Tell Congress To Start Delivering - Fox News "Clearly, the policies of this administration are not working," said Toomey, one of the lawmakers newly appointed to the ... " (/url?q=http://www.feedeep.com/%3Ff%3DTell%2BCongress&sa=U&ei=2ZsjT__MNMvvggfV07D3CA&ved=0CCIQmAEwAQ&usg=AFQjCNGZ-eTD1-2TIB4r81U6MeQjIs-Wdw)
• Feedeep - Tell Congress - Sort Image - January 22, 2012 by http://www.feedeep.com/ - http://www.aclu.org/.../l-congress-pass-enda, Obama To Frustrated Voters - Tell Congress To Start Delivering - Fox News "Clearly, the policies of this administration are not working," said Toomey, one of the lawmakers newly appointed to the ...

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  As noted by http://www.feedeep.com/ on January 22, 2012, "http://www.aclu.org/.../l-congress-pass-enda, Obama To Frustrated Voters - Tell Congress To Start Delivering - Fox News "Clearly, the policies of this administration are not working," said Toomey, one of the lawmakers newly appointed to the ... " (/url?q=http://www.feedeep.com/%3Ff%3DTell%2BCongress%26sort%3Dimage&sa=U&ei=xUoiT-a_D-SHsAKPocGUCQ&ved=0CCIQmAEwAQ&usg=AFQjCNFOybgCh4aJgtE5OW2kD211gNWBIQ)
• Feedeep - Tell Congress - Sort Image - January 22, 2012 by http://www.feedeep.com/ - http://www.aclu.org/.../l-congress-pass-enda, Obama To Frustrated Voters - Tell Congress To Start Delivering - Fox News "Clearly, the policies of this administration are not working," said Toomey, one of the lawmakers newly appointed to the ...

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Highly Rated News Articles

• President Obama signs 'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal - December 22, 2010 by Cleveland Advocate - Only a week prior, the House of Representatives voted 250 to 175 in favor of the HR 2965 stand-alone bill titled: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. ...

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  As noted by Cleveland Advocate on December 22, 2010, " Only a week prior, the House of Representatives voted 250 to 175 in favor of the HR 2965 stand-alone bill titled: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. ... " (http://www.hcnonline.com/cypress/news/article_9c99fa22-0eee-11e0-910a-001cc4c03286.html)
• Roll Call Report - December 22, 2010 by River Forest Leaves - A yes vote was to pass HR 2965. Tax-Cut Extensions: Voting 81-19, the Senate sent the House a bill (HR 4853, above) to extend Bush-era tax cuts, ...

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  As noted by River Forest Leaves on December 22, 2010, " A yes vote was to pass HR 2965. Tax-Cut Extensions: Voting 81-19, the Senate sent the House a bill (HR 4853, above) to extend Bush-era tax cuts, ... " (http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/news/2976636,pioneer-press-rollcall-122310-s1.article)
• Small-Business Research Bill Becomes Law, Sort of - December 21, 2010 by New York Times (blog) - On Wednesday, President Obama signed HR 2965 into law. Only now it is no longer called the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 — it is the Don't Ask, ...

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  As noted by New York Times (blog) on December 21, 2010, " On Wednesday, President Obama signed HR 2965 into law. Only now it is no longer called the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 — it is the Don't Ask, ... " (http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/small-business-research-bill-becomes-law-sort-of/?src=twrhp)