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S. 2959

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2959, the Passport Sanity Act, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 1, 2025 by Sen. Roger Marshall (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on Oct 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Record

Text

S. 2959 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb2959/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2959 IS: Passport Sanity Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-01
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2959  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   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    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)
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Roger Marshall (R) sponsors S. 2959, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2959 went before 1 committee: Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · Oct 1, 2025 · 385 Bills

Actions

S. 2959 has taken 2 actions since Oct 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
Oct 1, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2959 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2959 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Passport Sanity Act — Display Title
  • Passport Sanity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2959 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2959’s is International Affairs.

s2959/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com