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Fit to Serve Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jun 10, 2025

Latest action (Jun 10, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary

This bill amends federal law governing the Armed Forces to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. The bill prevents the military from using gender identity (including gender dysphoria diagnosis) as a basis for prescribing service qualifications, involuntarily separating members, denying medically necessary health care coverage, requiring service in the sex assigned at birth, or denying accession or reenlistment to the Armed Forces. The bill defines gender identity as the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics of an individual regardless of designated sex at birth. Overall, the legislation prohibits the military from discriminating against members on the basis of gender identity.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jun 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
  2. Jun 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 10, 2025

Ms. Warren (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, 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 discrimination in the Armed Forces on the basis of gender identity, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Fit to Serve Act”.

SEC. 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: “Sec. 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.”. <all>

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