Mutant Registration Act is a legislative bills which, when passed into law, enforce the mandatory registration of superpowered individuals with the government made by Robert Kelly.
History[]
The Mutant Watch[]
The U.S. senate held a hearing on the Mutant Registration A͏c͏t.
X-Men[]
Senator Robert Kelly introduced the idea of a Mutant Registration Act to the Senate.
It is the prospect of this proposed legislation that motivates Magneto in his schemes , as he sees it as persecutory towards mutants. He is eventually successful in replacing Kelly with Mystique, who impersonates the Senator and removes the Act from consideration.
X2: X-Men United[]
The Mutant Registration Act is briefly mentioned when Storm speculates that Nightcrawler's attack on the White House might lead the government to reintroduce the legislation.
Trivia[]
- In the comics, the bill was dubbed the "Superhuman Registration Act" and deemed all superhumans reveal their identity to the government.
- A similar act was instated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe called the Sokovia Accords.