Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§2721 Impermissible basis for denial of passports
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › § 2721
Summary
Passports can't be denied, canceled, or limited because of speech, beliefs, or memberships that the First Amendment would protect inside the United States, even if those things happen abroad.
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Title 22, §2721
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A passport may not be denied issuance, revoked, restricted, or otherwise limited because of any speech, activity, belief, affiliation, or membership, within or outside the United States, which, if held or conducted within the United States, would be protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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22 U.S.C. § 2721
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73