{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-9701","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":9701,"title":"Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-07-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001118","fullName":"Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]","party":"R","state":"VA","district":6}],"cosponsorsCount":48,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Congress","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;(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.)</p><p>Members must also satisfy any genealogical and membership qualifications the organization establishes, as under current law.</p><p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-29T08:05:23Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":8006,"ts":"2026-10-13T01:30:08.741Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Daughters%20of%20the%20American%20Revolution%20Membership%20Integrity%20Ac"}]}}