H.R. 9701
Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.
Sponsor: Ben Cline
48 cosponsors
- Adrian Smith
- Andy Barr
- John H. Rutherford
- John W. Rose
- Cory Mills
- Diana Harshbarger
- Juan Ciscomani
- Tim Burchett
- Brandon Gill
- Daniel Meuser
- Matt Van Epps
- David Kustoff
- Andrew S. Clyde
- August Pfluger
- Austin Scott
- Cliff Bentz
- Daniel Webster
- Gary J. Palmer
- Harriet M. Hageman
- James Gallagher
- Jimmy Patronis
- Joe Wilson
- Keith Self
- Mark B. Messmer
- Marlin A. Stutzman
- Michael A. Rulli
- Michael Baumgartner
- Michael Cloud
- Randy Fine
- Robert B. Aderholt
- Tom Barrett
- Troy Downing
- Lloyd Smucker
- Addison P. McDowell
- Andrew Ogles
- Andy Harris
- Beth Van Duyne
- John J. McGuire III
- Nancy Mace
- Sheri Biggs
- Michael Guest
- Virginia Foxx
- Rudy Yakym III
- Clay Higgins
- W. Gregory Steube
- Riley M. Moore
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Gus M. Bilirakis
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act
This bill limits membership eligibility for the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (commonly known as the Daughters of the American Revolution, or DAR) to biological women. (Under the bill, biological women are human females who naturally have, had, will have, or would have—if not for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption—a female reproductive system.)
Members must also satisfy any genealogical and membership qualifications the organization establishes, as under current law.
As background, DAR's federal charter provides that its purposes include perpetuating the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence.
Text of the bill
(a) In general. Chapter 1531 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 153101 the following:
153101a. Membership.
(a) Membership eligibility. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, eligibility for membership in the corporation shall be limited to an individual who—
(1) is a woman; and
(2) otherwise satisfies the genealogical and membership qualifications established by the corporation.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this section—
(1) the term woman means an adult human female; and
(2) the term female means a person who naturally has, had, will have, or would have but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that produces, transports, and utilizes the large gamete (ova) for fertilization.
(b) Clerical amendment. The table of sections for chapter 1531 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item section 153101 the following:
153101a. Membership.