HB5817: PASSPORT Act Passport Application, Staffing, and Service Process Optimization Reform and Transparency Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To expand and codify a pilot program to provide notification of expiration of passports, and for other purposes.
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The PASSPORT Act expands and formalizes a pilot program that notifies Americans when their passports are about to expire. This helps citizens renew documents before they lapse. The bill also addresses staffing and service improvements at the State Department's passport processing offices. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is in the early stages of the legislative process.
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Sponsors
Adam Schiff
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (8)
Ted Lieu
Andre Carson
Jill Tokuda
Delia Ramirez
Raja Krishnamoorthi