REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act
H.R. 8867118th Congress

REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act

Introduced in the HouseDel. Eleanor Norton (D-DC-At Large)7 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jun 27, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act.

(a) Amendment

Section 202(b) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (3);

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e) State determination of listing gender

A State may determine whether to include a gender or sex field required for a driver’s license and identification card issued to a person by the State. If a State includes any such gender or sex identification, a person shall indicate the appropriate designation without any additional documentation requirement (such as a doctor’s note) and the State shall include an unspecified or other designation in the gender or sex field in addition to male or female.

(b) Technical and conforming amendment

Section 508(a)(1) of the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by striking section 202(b)(6) and inserting section 202(b)(5).

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