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.
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.