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HR 6792 117th Congress House International Affairs

Passport Sanity Act

Introduced: April 4, 2022 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 18, 2022
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Passport Sanity Act

This bill prohibits the Department of State from issuing a passport, passport card, or Consular Report of Birth Abroad with an unspecified (X) gender designation. The State Department must also ensure that applications for such documents include only male and female gender designations.

What's happening now February 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 8
Posey, Bill
· May 10, 2022
Cawthorn, Madison
· Apr 4, 2022
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Apr 4, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Apr 4, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 3, 2022
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 28, 2022
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 28, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 22, 2022
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 18, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Feb 18, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 18, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 18, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6792: Passport Sanity Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6792/
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"H.R. 6792: Passport Sanity Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6792/.
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H.R. 6792, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6792/.
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