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22 U.S.C. § 2721

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Impermissible basis for denial of passports
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Title
22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter
CH38
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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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. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 49, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 113, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 655.)

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