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
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. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Passport Sanity Act
.
Sec. 2. Prohibition regarding certain gender designation on passports, 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.