22 U.S.C. § 2721
Impermissible basis for denial of passports
United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective
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- 22 U.S.C. § 2721, Impermissible basis for denial of passports, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/457063
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A passport may not be denied issuance, revoked, restricted, or otherwise limited because of any speech, activity, belief, affiliation, or membership, within or outside the United States, which, if held or conducted within the United States, would be protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993House: no recorded tallySenate: 86–11