TPA Act

Bill: 118-hr-3101
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2023-05-05
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Traditional Passport Act or the TPA Act</b></p> <p>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 <i>male </i>or<i> female</i>.</p> <p>The bill defines <i>biological gender</i> 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. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2023 Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mr. Duncan , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the issuance of a passport with any gender designation other than male or female , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traditional Passport Act or the TPA Act . 2. Prohibition (a) In general The Secretary of State may not issue any passport that contains a gender designation other than male or female , and may permit applicants for passports to select, between such designations, only the designation that matches the biological gender of the applicant. (b) Definition of biological gender For purposes of the prohibition in this section, the biological gender of an individual means the biological classification of the individual 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.