H.R. 6792 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6792 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2022Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Duncan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passport Sanity Act. 2. Prohibition regarding certain gender designation on passports, passport cards, and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad issued by Department of State (a) In general The Secretary of State shall— (1) ensure each application for a covered document includes only the gender designations male and female; and (2) prohibit the issuing of a covered document that includes the unspecified (X) gender designation. (b) Covered document defined In this section, the term covered document means a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State.