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Oct 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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| Source: Senate
Oct 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Oct 1, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Oct 1, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:08 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2959 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2959
To prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing a passport, passport
card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified
``X'' gender designation, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 1, 2025
Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Ricketts, and Mrs.
Moody) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing a passport, passport
card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified
``X'' gender designation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2959 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2959
To prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing a passport, passport
card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified
``X'' gender designation, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 1, 2025
Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Ricketts, and Mrs.
Moody) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing a passport, passport
card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad that includes the unspecified
``X'' gender designation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Passport Sanity Act''.
SEC. 2.
PASSPORT CARDS, AND CONSULAR REPORTS OF BIRTH ABROAD
ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``covered document''
means a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad
issued by the Department of State.
(b) In General.--The Secretary of State shall--
(1) ensure each application for a covered document only
includes the gender designation male or female; and
(2) prohibit the issuance of a covered document that
includes the unspecified ``X'' gender designation.
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ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``covered document''
means a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad
issued by the Department of State.
(b) In General.--The Secretary of State shall--
(1) ensure each application for a covered document only
includes the gender designation male or female; and
(2) prohibit the issuance of a covered document that
includes the unspecified ``X'' gender designation.
<all>