Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 2721

Impermissible basis for denial of passports

Section text and notes

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 Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 113105 Stat. 655 (, title I, § 49, as added , , .)