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H.R. 5569 117th Congress House

REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act

Official title: To amend the REAL ID Act of 2005 to allow States to determine whether to require licenses and other identification to list a gender or sex, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 19, 2021 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Oct 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Oct 12, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1093)
Oct 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act

This bill removes the requirement that a state driver's license or identification card must include the individual's gender to be recognized for federal purposes (i.e., to be a REAL ID).

If a state includes any such gender or sex identification, there must not be any additional documentation requirement and the state must include a neutral or other designation in the gender or sex field.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 12, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 2, 2021
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Takano, Mark
California · Oct 19, 2021
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5569: REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5569/
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"H.R. 5569: REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5569/.
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H.R. 5569, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5569/.
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[H.R. 5569: REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5569/)
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