119-hr-3569119th Congress

Fit to Serve Act

Sponsored By: Representative Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]

Introduced

Summary

Makes gender identity a protected characteristic in the Armed Forces. The Fit to Serve Act would add a new section to Title 10 that bans actions against service members based on gender identity, including a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of gender dysphoria.

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Current service members: Would prohibit involuntary separation and other adverse actions tied to a member's gender identity. This keeps personnel decisions from being based on gender‑related identity or characteristics.
Applicants and reenlistees: Would bar using gender identity to deny accession, reenlistment, or continuation of service. Qualifications for service could not be set or enforced on that basis.
Medical care: Would forbid denying medically necessary health care coverage to a member because of their gender identity. That includes coverage decisions tied to gender‑related diagnoses.
Policy implementation: The protections apply across six specific categories of Secretary action, and define "gender identity" to cover appearance, mannerisms, and related characteristics.

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No gender identity discrimination in military

If enacted, the military could not discriminate based on gender identity, including a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of gender dysphoria. It would stop setting service qualifications that exclude people for that reason. It would bar denying enlistment, reenlistment, or continuation of service on that basis. It would bar involuntary separation and forcing someone to serve as their sex assigned at birth. It would also bar denying medically necessary health care coverage for that reason. Gender identity would mean your gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms, regardless of sex at birth.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]

WA • D

Cosponsors

Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
SC • D
Sponsored 10/1/2026
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2026
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 10/9/2026
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/9/2026
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2026
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2026
Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/13/2026
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/13/2026
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2025
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Blair, Everton [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/22/2026
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/25/2025
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
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Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2026
Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/27/2026
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2026
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/29/2026
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/10/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/10/2026
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/10/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 8/13/2026
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/13/2026
Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 8/13/2026
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/13/2026
Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
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Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
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Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
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CA • D
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MN • D
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HI • D
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Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22]
NY • D
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Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
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Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
VA • D
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
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Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
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Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
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Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
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Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
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Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
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Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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VA • D
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NY • D
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CA • D
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NJ • D
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VA • D
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CA • D
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VA • D
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