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Original Date Announced
February 14, 2025The State Department issued a proposed rule for notice and comment to revise Form DS-11, the application for a U.S. passport, in compliance with EO 14168, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." DOS proposes that the revised application form will:
- Request the applicant's biological sex at birth, and will only allow responses of "M" or "F," not "X"; and
- Replace the term "gender" with "sex."
In addition, the form will be revised to add an applicant statement confirming that the applicant is not required to register as a sex offender, in accordance with International Megan's Law (34 U.S.C. § 21501 et seq., and 22 U.S.C. § 212b).
Trump 2.0 [ID # 1446]
2025.02.14 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. PassportCurrent Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Proposed Comment PeriodTrump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: Hearings and AdjudicationsAgencies Affected: DOSAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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April 11, 2022
The State Department announced that beginning on April 11, 2022, "X" gender markers would be available on U.S. passports
2022.03.31 DOS X Gender Marker Available on U.S. Passports Starting April 11
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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Commentary
2025.01.23 Rubio instructs staff to freeze passport applications with ‘X’ sex markers - The Guardian
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly first directed DOS staff to stop issuing passports and other official documents with "X" sex markers. His directive states: "[T]he policy of the United States is that an individual’s sex is not changeable" and "sex, and not gender, shall be used" in official documents. This directive affects pending and future applications.
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