,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #biei ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #a1 #bjbe,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 and ,mrs4 ,moody7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,secretary of ,state from issuing a passport1 passport card1 or ,consular ,report of ,birth ,abroad that includes the unspecified ,x gender designation1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,passport ,sanity ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition regarding certain gender designation on passports1 passport cards1 and ,consular ,reports of ,birth ,abroad issued by ,department of ,state 7a7 ,defined term ,in this section1 the term covered document means a passport1 passport card1 or ,consular ,report of ,birth ,abroad issued by the ,department of ,state4 7b7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall-- 7#a7 ensure each application for a covered document only includes the gender designation male or female2 and 7#b7 prohibit the issuance of a covered document that includes the unspecified ,x gender designation4