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HR 3101 118th Congress House International Affairs

TPA Act

Introduced: May 5, 2023 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 5, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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