Fit to Serve Act

119 HR 3569 IH: Fit to Serve Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3569 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 referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fit to Serve Act . 2. Prohibition on discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 974 the following new section: 975. Prohibition on discrimination on the basis of gender identity (a) Prohibition The Secretary concerned may not, on the basis of gender identity (including a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of gender dysphoria)— (1) prescribe a qualification for service as a member of the Armed Forces; (2) involuntarily separate a member of the Armed Forces; (3) deny medically necessary health care coverage to a member of the Armed Forces; (4) require an individual to serve as a member of the Armed Forces in the sex assigned at birth to the member; (5) deny accession, reenlistment, or continuation of service as a member of the Armed Forces; or (6) otherwise discriminate against a member of the Armed Forces. (b) Gender identity defined In this section, the term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth. .