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Passport Sanity Act

USA119th CongressS-2959| Senate 
| Updated: 10/1/2025
Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (3)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, known as the "Passport Sanity Act," aims to restrict gender designation options on specific documents issued by the Department of State. Its primary purpose is to prohibit the use of the unspecified "X" gender designation on these official records. The bill defines "covered document" to include passports, passport cards, and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad. It explicitly directs the Secretary of State to ensure that all applications for these documents only provide male or female as gender choices. Furthermore, the Secretary is mandated to prohibit the issuance of any covered document that includes the unspecified "X" gender designation, thereby standardizing gender representation on these critical identification documents.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3011
Passport Sanity Act
Feb 7, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1139
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3011
    Passport Sanity Act


  • February 7, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1139
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Immigration

Passport Sanity Act

USA119th CongressS-2959| Senate 
| Updated: 10/1/2025
This legislation, known as the "Passport Sanity Act," aims to restrict gender designation options on specific documents issued by the Department of State. Its primary purpose is to prohibit the use of the unspecified "X" gender designation on these official records. The bill defines "covered document" to include passports, passport cards, and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad. It explicitly directs the Secretary of State to ensure that all applications for these documents only provide male or female as gender choices. Furthermore, the Secretary is mandated to prohibit the issuance of any covered document that includes the unspecified "X" gender designation, thereby standardizing gender representation on these critical identification documents.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3011
Passport Sanity Act
Feb 7, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1139
Introduced in House
Oct 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Oct 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3011
    Passport Sanity Act


  • February 7, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1139
    Introduced in House


  • October 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (3)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Ashley Moody (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted