HR 1139 · in committee · significant
Passport Sanity Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill prohibits the State Department from issuing passports or birth documents with an unspecified (X) gender designation.
- The rule affects all U.S. citizens and nationals applying for or renewing passports and related documents.
- The change takes effect immediately upon enactment with no specified implementation costs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would this restriction affect U.S. citizens whose gender identity or medical records don't align with the binary male/female options currently available?
- 02
What administrative or legal challenges might the State Department face in enforcing this requirement across existing passport and birth certificate systems?
- 03
How does limiting gender designation options compare to other countries' approaches to gender markers on travel and identity documents?
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Sponsor · R-TX-21
Chip Roy
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Introduced 2025-02-07
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-02-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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