Text of US HB 3569 (2025)
Fit to Serve Act
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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.
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 re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimi-
nation in the Armed Forces on the basis of gender iden-
tity, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fit to Serve Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION IN THE ARMED
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FORCES ON THE BASIS OF GENDER IDEN-
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TITY.
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Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
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ed by inserting after section 974 the following new section:
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‘‘§ 975. Prohibition on discrimination on the basis of
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gender identity
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‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary concerned may
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not, on the basis of gender identity (including a diagnosis
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or potential diagnosis of gender dysphoria)—
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‘‘(1) prescribe a qualification for service as a
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member of the Armed Forces;
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‘‘(2) involuntarily separate a member of the
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Armed Forces;
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‘‘(3) deny medically necessary health care cov-
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erage to a member of the Armed Forces;
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‘‘(4) require an individual to serve as a member
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of the Armed Forces in the sex assigned at birth to
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the member;
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‘‘(5) deny accession, reenlistment, or continu-
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ation of service as a member of the Armed Forces;
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or
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‘‘(6) otherwise discriminate against a member
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of the Armed Forces.
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‘‘(b) GENDER IDENTITY DEFINED.—In this section,
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the term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-related iden-
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tity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related
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characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individ-
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ual’s designated sex at birth.’’.
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