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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly called the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940) (codified at 50 U.S.C. §§ 3901—4043) is a United States federal law that protects soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guardsmen, and commissioned officers in the Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from being sued while in active military ...
The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) signed into law on November 11, 2009, was originally introduced by Congressman John Carter (Texas) during the 110th United States Congress. The MSRRA was written to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include protection of military spouses, with regards to voting, property and ...
The United States military formerly excluded gay men, bisexuals, and lesbians from service. In 1993, the United States Congress passed, and President Bill Clinton signed, a law instituting the policy commonly referred to as "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), which allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual people to serve as long as they did not reveal their sexual orientation.
To qualify for SCRA benefits, military members must be on active duty, a reservist on federal active duty or a member of the National Guard on federal orders that extend longer than 30 days ...
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 103–353, codified as amended at 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335) was passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton on October 13, 1994 to protect the civilian employment of active and reserve military personnel in the United States called to active ...
OutServe-SLDN. OutServe-SLDN was a network of LGBT military personnel, formed as a result of the merger between OutServe and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. OutServe-SLDN was one of the largest LGBT employee resource groups in the world. [1] OutServe was founded by a 2009 graduate of the US Air Force Academy, Josh Seefried (also known ...
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance ( SGLI) is a life insurance program available to all active duty and reserve members of the uniformed services of the United States. Supervised by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the program is administered by the Prudential Insurance Company of America.
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) 1993: Merged into OutServe-SLDN: Society for Human Rights: 1924: Dissolved Soulforce: 1998: StartOut: 2009: Active Sylvia Rivera Law Project: 2002: Legal aid: Active The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project (TAAAP) 2018: Aromanticism Asexuality: Active Think Again: 1997: Dissolved Trans Student Educational ...