Text of US HB 9426 (2022)
To prohibit the use of Federal funds made available for foreign assistance to be used to support drag theater performances.
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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.
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
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.
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No Federal funds are authorized to be appropriated
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or otherwise made available in the form of foreign assist-
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ance to any program, project, or activity that involves the
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hosting or that otherwise involves supporting drag shows,
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performances, testimonials, or any demonstrations involv-
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ing drag. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘drag’’
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refers to dressing in clothing that is typical of the opposite
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gender, including by using exaggeratedly gendered man-
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nerisms or by combining elements of typically male and
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female dress, or in elaborate or outrageous gendered cos-
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tumes.
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