HR 3101
118th Congress
House
International Affairs
TPA Act
Introduced: May 5, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Traditional Passport Act or the TPA Act
This bill requires the Department of State to only permit passport applicants to select a gender designation that matches their biological gender. In addition, the gender designation may only be either male or female.
The bill defines biological gender as the biological classification of the applicant as of the male or female sex in the context of reproductive potential or capacity as indicated by sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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