2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB5046: Restoring Merit in the Military Service Academies Act
Legislative Summary
To require that appointments and selections to United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy be made solely in order of merit as determined by a standardized candidate composite score, to prohibit the consideration of race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in service academy admissions, and for other purposes.
Bill History
8/26/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
8/26/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(8/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Armed Services(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Nancy Mace
Republican