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H.R. 5569: REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act

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H.R. 5569: REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act

Plain summary

REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act This bill removes the requirement that a state driver's license or identification card must include the individual's gender to be recognized for federal purposes (i.e., to be a REAL ID). If a state includes any such gender or sex identification, there must not be any additional documentation requirement and the state must include a neutral or other designation in the gender or sex field.

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Official text

REAL ID Gender Requirement Reform Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 4 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5569 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117