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A new bill would retroactively compensate hundreds, if not thousands, of those women who were “wrongfully and involuntarily separated” from the military over more than two decades.\n\n\n\nRep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) introduced the Women Involuntary Separated Earnings Remittance (WISER) Act last week to “rectify a wrong perpetuated against women servicemembers” who were discharged due to an executive order by former President Harry Truman.\n\n\n\n“The unfair practice of discharging women from the military because they became pregnant or became a mother was not only wrong, but it perpetuated a harmful cycle of gender prejudice,” Brownley said in a statement, adding that it “provides recompense for this transgression and often overlooked attack on women servicemembers.”\n\n\n\nThe bill would give eligible women veterans, who are most likely older, a lump sum payment of $25,000 and access to healthcare through the Department of Veterans Affairs. \n\n\n\nIn June 1948, women were officially allowed to enlist in the military, although they had been doing so since the Revolutionary War. Three years later, President Truman signed Executive Order 10240 which allowed women to be involuntarily separated if they had a child, had custody of a child, were a step-parent or became pregnant. In 1976, an appeals court ruled that the order was unconstitutional and the policy was rescinded — but there was never an action to rectify the harm done to women who were separated.\n\n\n\nBrownley came across the issue during discussions with constituents as part of her work on the Women Veterans Task Force which she founded. The number of women impacted is not fully understood due to a lack of Defense Department records on women who were discharged under the policy. One woman who contacted Brownley’s office had pregnancy listed as the discharge reason on her DD214 form.\n\n\n\n\nSubscribe to Task & Purpose today. Get the latest military news and culture in your inbox daily.\n\n\n\n\n“If somebody was thrown out of the military in July and they gave birth in September and they have documentation, a birth certificate for their child, it’s pretty clear why they were thrown out,” an official with Brownley’s office familiar with the legislation said. “Even if it doesn't say on their documentation that they were thrown out because they were pregnant, there are other ways to sort of prove that that was the reason.”\n\n\n\nBrownley’s office got language expressing that the policy was wrong in the 2023 annual defense policy bill and wanted a federal study to look at the problem. The DoD and Government Accountability Office said they couldn’t study the issue because of the lack of documentation.\n\n\n\nThe legislation would instead set up a pathway for the Defense Department to review submitted discharges. It also gives the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs the authority to look at past documentation, of which the bill doesn’t specify in order to be inclusive. The onus to prove eligibility will be on women veterans to provide supporting documents because of the lack of formal military records, the official said.\n\n\n\nBrownley’s office is hoping previous retroactive payments approved by Congress to right older injustices will apply with this bill. Brownley’s office cited a bill signed into law in 2009 by former President Barack Obama which gave a one-time $15,000 payment to Filipinos who fought alongside U.S. troops during World War II and were denied military benefits.\n\n\n\nThe official with Brownley’s office said discussions on the fiscal year 2025 defense policy and funding bills are too far along so they are working on support for the legislation with the hopes of getting it into next year’s defense bill. The bill is currently co-sponsored by South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson. \n\n\n\nThis bill is endorsed by Minority Veterans of America, Vietnam Veterans of America, and American Veterans.\n\n\n\nThe latest on Task & Purpose\n\n\n\n\nMarine sergeant major fired from West Coast bootcamp now in brig amid investigation\n\n\n\nArmy sends troops, artillery to the Aleutian Islands as Russian planes again fly near Alaska\n\n\n\nMarine who died trying to reach trapped Osprey pilots honored for final bravery\n\n\n\nFormer West Point garrison commander cleared of most charges that led to firing\n\n\n\nNavy’s first fully gender-integrated submarine joins the fleet. 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During the war, women were encouraged to take on more roles in different military occupations than before to free up more men for combat." /> <div class="article-featured-image-caption-container"> <figcaption class="article-featured-image-caption font-primary font-normal text-sm text-secondary-800">A federal bill would compensate women who were involuntarily separated from the military between 1951 and 1976 under a Presidential order. 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A new bill would retroactively compensate hundreds, if not thousands, of those women who were “wrongfully and involuntarily separated” from the military over more than two decades.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) introduced the Women Involuntary Separated Earnings Remittance (WISER) Act last week to “rectify a wrong perpetuated against women servicemembers” who were discharged due to an executive order by former President Harry Truman.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“The unfair practice of discharging women from the military because they became pregnant or became a mother was not only wrong, but it perpetuated a harmful cycle of gender prejudice,” Brownley said in a statement, adding that it “provides recompense for this transgression and often overlooked attack on women servicemembers.”</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The bill would give eligible women veterans, who are most likely older, a lump sum payment of $25,000 and access to healthcare through the Department of Veterans Affairs. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">In June 1948, women were officially allowed to enlist in the military, although they had been doing so since the Revolutionary War. Three years later, President Truman signed <a href="https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-10240-regulations-governing-the-separation-from-the-service-certain-women" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Executive Order 10240</a> which allowed women to be involuntarily separated if they had a child, had custody of a child, were a step-parent or became pregnant. In 1976, an appeals court ruled that the order was unconstitutional and the policy was rescinded — but there was never an action to rectify the harm done to women who were separated.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Brownley came across the issue during discussions with constituents as part of her work on the <a href="https://veterans.house.gov/resources-for-veterans/women-veteran-task-force.htm" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Women Veterans Task Force</a> which she founded. The number of women impacted is not fully understood due to a lack of Defense Department records on women who were discharged under the policy. One woman who contacted Brownley’s office had pregnancy listed as the discharge reason on her DD214 form.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="article-paragraph skip"><a href="https://link.taskandpurpose.com/join/79r/signup-task-purpose" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to Task & Purpose</strong></a><strong> today. Get the latest military news and culture in your inbox daily.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“If somebody was thrown out of the military in July and they gave birth in September and they have documentation, a birth certificate for their child, it’s pretty clear why they were thrown out,” an official with Brownley’s office familiar with the legislation said. “Even if it doesn’t say on their documentation that they were thrown out because they were pregnant, there are other ways to sort of prove that that was the reason.”</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Brownley’s office got language expressing that the policy was wrong in the <a href="https://juliabrownley.house.gov/house-banning-military-mothers-was-wrong/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">2023 annual defense policy bill</a> and wanted a federal study to look at the problem. The DoD and Government Accountability Office said they couldn’t study the issue because of the lack of documentation.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The legislation would instead set up a pathway for the Defense Department to review submitted discharges. It also gives the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs the authority to look at past documentation, of which the bill doesn’t specify in order to be inclusive. The onus to prove eligibility will be on women veterans to provide supporting documents because of the lack of formal military records, the official said.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Brownley’s office is hoping previous retroactive payments approved by Congress to right older injustices will apply with this bill. Brownley’s office cited a <a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2013/07/09/recognizing-extraordinary-contribution-filipino-veterans" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">bill signed into law in 2009 by former President Barack Obama</a> which gave a one-time $15,000 payment to Filipinos who fought alongside U.S. troops during World War II and were denied military benefits.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The official with Brownley’s office said discussions on the fiscal year 2025 defense policy and funding bills are too far along so they are working on support for the legislation with the hopes of getting it into next year’s defense bill. The bill is currently co-sponsored by South Carolina Republican Rep. 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Michael Schwenk)" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/veteran-supreme-court-feres-doctrine/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Supreme Court asked to rule if troops can sue over military health care mistakes </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Supreme Court asked to rule if troops can sue over military health care mistakes</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/patty-nieberg/">Patty Nieberg</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-08-30T13:43:30-04:00"> Aug 30 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/gold-star-fraud-targeted-families/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?quality=85&w=631" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg 1267w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=768&h=547 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=631&h=450 631w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=281&h=200 281w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=926&h=660 926w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=561&h=400 561w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=1173&h=836 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=968&h=690 968w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=303&h=216 303w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=567&h=404 567w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=1254&h=894 1254w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=1055&h=752 1055w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=974&h=694 974w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=280&h=200 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=289&h=206 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=370&h=264 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=308&h=220 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18/gold-star.jpg?w=50&h=36 50w" sizes="(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px" loading="lazy" alt="Gold Star fraudster targeted women, non-English speakers and those with little financial literacy" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/gold-star-fraud-targeted-families/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Gold Star fraudster targeted women, non-English speakers and those with little financial literacy </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Gold Star fraudster targeted women, non-English speakers and those with little financial literacy</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/patty-nieberg/">Patty Nieberg</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-04-17T18:54:53-04:00"> Apr 17 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/va-benefits-black-military-veterans-racial-discrimination/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/29/VA-headquarters-photo.jpeg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Lawsuit accuses VA of denying Black veterans their benefits for decades" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/va-benefits-black-military-veterans-racial-discrimination/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Lawsuit accuses VA of denying Black veterans their benefits for decades </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Lawsuit accuses VA of denying Black veterans their benefits for decades</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/max-hauptman/">Max Hauptman</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-11-29T17:14:27-05:00"> Nov 29 2022 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/senate-republicans-block-veterans-toxic-exposure-bill/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29/Burn-Pit-3.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/03/Abortion.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, 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Wade could mean for the US military </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">What overturning Roe v. 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