Text of US SB 2006 (2025)

II 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2006 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 10, 2025 Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. BALD- WIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. FETTERMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. KIM, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. SCHATZ, and Ms. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fit to Serve Act’’. 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Jun 10, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2006.IS S2006 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 2006 IS SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION IN THE ARMED 1 FORCES ON THE BASIS OF GENDER IDEN- 2 TITY. 3 Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amend- 4 ed by inserting after section 974 the following new section: 5 ‘‘§ 975. Prohibition on discrimination on the basis of 6 gender identity 7 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary concerned may 8 not, on the basis of gender identity (including a diagnosis 9 or potential diagnosis of gender dysphoria)— 10 ‘‘(1) prescribe a qualification for service as a 11 member of the Armed Forces; 12 ‘‘(2) involuntarily separate a member of the 13 Armed Forces; 14 ‘‘(3) deny medically necessary health care cov- 15 erage to a member of the Armed Forces; 16 ‘‘(4) require an individual to serve as a member 17 of the Armed Forces in the sex assigned at birth to 18 the member; 19 ‘‘(5) deny accession, reenlistment, or continu- 20 ation of service as a member of the Armed Forces; 21 or 22 ‘‘(6) otherwise discriminate against a member 23 of the Armed Forces. 24 ‘‘(b) GENDER IDENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 25 the term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-related iden- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Jun 10, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2006.IS S2006 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 2006 IS tity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related 1 characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individ- 2 ual’s designated sex at birth.’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Jun 10, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2006.IS S2006 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB