Fit to Serve Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3569 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3569

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in 
    the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2025

  Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself, Mr. Takano, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. 
  Jacobs, and Mr. Sorensen) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in 
    the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fit to Serve Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION IN THE ARMED FORCES ON THE BASIS 
              OF GENDER IDENTITY.

    Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 974 the following new section:
``Sec. 975. Prohibition on discrimination on the basis of gender 
              identity
    ``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary concerned may not, on the basis 
of gender identity (including a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of 
gender dysphoria)--
            ``(1) prescribe a qualification for service as a member of 
        the Armed Forces;
            ``(2) involuntarily separate a member of the Armed Forces;
            ``(3) deny medically necessary health care coverage to a 
        member of the Armed Forces;
            ``(4) require an individual to serve as a member of the 
        Armed Forces in the sex assigned at birth to the member;
            ``(5) deny accession, reenlistment, or continuation of 
        service as a member of the Armed Forces; or
            ``(6) otherwise discriminate against a member of the Armed 
        Forces.
    ``(b) Gender Identity Defined.--In this section, the term `gender 
identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or 
other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of 
the individual's designated sex at birth.''.
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