Bill adds sex rule to Daughters of the American Revolution charter.
S. 5152 — Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act · Filed by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 28, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes the federal charter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). It adds a rule about who can join. Members must be adult human females with a certain body system.
Who it affects
The bill affects the DAR, a private group with a federal charter. It may affect people who want to join the DAR.
One thing to notice
The bill uses federal law to set rules for one private group. The DAR loses power to set its own rules, even if it wanted to change them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.
- Jul 28, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 28, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal charter — A law passed by Congress that sets up and governs a private group.
- Daughters of the American Revolution — A private group for women whose ancestors fought in the American Revolution.
- adult human females — Grown women defined by a certain body system.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,109 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-21.
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