[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5152 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5152

To amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the Federal charter of 
  the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to 
    clarify its membership eligibility requirements, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2026

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Lee, Mr. Tuberville, and 
  Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the Federal charter of 
  the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to 
    clarify its membership eligibility requirements, 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 ``Daughters of the American Revolution 
Membership Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1531 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 153101 the following:
``Sec. 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.''.
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