H.R. 9701: Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-07-15 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.

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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.

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Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.

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Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] · 48 cosponsors

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August Pfluger (R-TX), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Randy Fine (R-FL), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Tom Barrett (R-MI), James Gallagher (R-CA), Troy Downing (R-MT), Jimmy Patronis (R-FL), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Keith Self (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Andy Harris (R-MD), Nancy Mace (R-SC), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Clay Higgins (R-LA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Cory Mills (R-FL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Andy Barr (R-KY), John W. Rose (R-TN), Matt Van Epps (R-TN), David Kustoff (R-TN), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Riley M. Moore (R-WV), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr9701.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr9701 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills