TPA Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
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Introduced May 5, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
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2
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Committee
1
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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