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HR 5962 116th Congress House International Affairs Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Visas and passports

Gender Inclusive Passport Act

Introduced: February 25, 2020 Introduced by: Khanna, Ro Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 25, 2020
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Gender Inclusive Passport Act

This bill requires the Department of State to permit an applicant for a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad to use an unspecified (X) gender designation.

What's happening now February 25, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 18
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Aug 25, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Aug 25, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Feb 25, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 25, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Feb 25, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2020
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 25, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5962: Gender Inclusive Passport Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5962/
MLA
"H.R. 5962: Gender Inclusive Passport Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5962/.
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H.R. 5962, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5962/.
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[H.R. 5962: Gender Inclusive Passport Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5962/)
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