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Amendments · HAMDT 88
ADOPTED· 119TH CONGRESS· HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 88
Amendment prohibits the Secretary of Defense from soliciting information through a form or survey regarding the gender identity of an individual, providing an option to indicate the sex or gender of an individual is something other than male or female, and requires the Secretary reject a response other than male or female to a required question on a form or survey regarding sex or gender.
· LAST ACTION SEP 10
- Adopted, not yet law
- Amendment, not the bill
- Effect depends on parent bill
DISPOSITION
ADOPTED
SEP 10
“On agreeing to the Mace amendment (A012) Agreed to by recorded vote: 221 - 210 (Roll no. 248).”
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
This amendment prevents the Department of Defense from asking about gender identity on any official forms or surveys. It requires that all forms only offer 'male' and 'female' as options and mandates that any other responses be rejected.
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KEY POINTS
3POINT 01
Restricts options to 'male' or 'female'
This would eliminate 'non-binary' or 'X' gender markers on all Department of Defense paperwork.
POINT 02
Bans gender identity questions
The military would no longer be allowed to ask employees or service members how they personally identify regarding their gender.
POINT 03
Mandates rejection of other answers
It forces strict compliance by requiring the Secretary of Defense to refuse any form response that does not select either male or female.
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SPONSORSHIP
1 + 0
R· South Carolina
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ACTION TIMELINE
6 EVENTSSEP 10
On agreeing to the Mace amendment (A012) Agreed to by recorded vote: 221 - 210 (Roll no. 248).
SEP 10
SEP 10
Amendment (A012) offered by Ms. Mace. (consideration: CR H4181-4183, H4217-4218; text: CR H4181)
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeHouse Amendment
NumberHAMDT 88
Congress119th
ChamberHouse
StatusADOPTED
SubmittedSep 10, 2025
Last actionSep 10, 2025
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ADOPTED· 119TH CONGRESS · HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 88
Amendment prohibits the Secretary of Defense from soliciting information through a form or survey regarding the gender identity of an individual, providing an option to indicate the sex or gender of an individual is something other than male or female, and requires the Secretary reject a response other than male or female to a required question on a form or survey regarding sex or gender.
An amendment numbered 16 printed in Part A of House Report 119-255 to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from soliciting information through a form or survey regarding the gender identity of an individual, providing an option to indicate the sex or gender of an individual is something other than male or female, and requiring the Secretary reject a response other than male or female to a required question on a form or survey regarding sex or gender.
· SUBMITTED SEP 10, 2025· LAST ACTION SEP 10, 2025
DISPOSITION
ADOPTED
COSPONSORS
0
DAYS SINCE ACTION
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