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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3924
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2023Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Posey) 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.