To prohibit the use of Federal funds made available for foreign assistance to be used to support drag theater performances.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9426 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9426

    To prohibit the use of Federal funds made available for foreign 
      assistance to be used to support drag theater performances.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2022

Mr. Gohmert (for himself and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the use of Federal funds made available for foreign 
      assistance to be used to support drag theater performances.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.

    No Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available in the form of foreign assistance to any program, 
project, or activity that involves the hosting or that otherwise 
involves supporting drag shows, performances, testimonials, or any 
demonstrations involving drag. For purposes of this section, the term 
``drag'' refers to dressing in clothing that is typical of the opposite 
gender, including by using exaggeratedly gendered mannerisms or by 
combining elements of typically male and female dress, or in elaborate 
or outrageous gendered costumes.
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