Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act

Senate Bill

S. 3011

119th Congress

Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 15, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Joshua Hawley

Senator

Republican

MO

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Immigration

Summary

This bill would prohibit the U.S. State Department from issuing passports or other identification documents with gender designations other than male or female. It would require that all applications for these documents only include the options of male or female gender.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would prohibit the U.S. State Department from issuing passports or other identification documents with gender designations other than male or female. It would require that all applications for these documents only include the options of male or female gender.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Bans the State Department from issuing passports or other ID documents with an 'unspecified' or 'X' gender designation
Requires that all applications for these documents only offer 'male' or 'female' as gender options
Aims to eliminate gender options beyond the traditional binary on U.S. identification documents

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily affect transgender, nonbinary, and other individuals who do not identify as strictly male or female. It would prevent them from obtaining U.S. identification documents that accurately reflect their gender identity, potentially creating difficulties traveling, accessing services, and living authentically.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3011, 119th Congress (2025). "Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-3011