To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.
USA115th CongressHR-2168| House
| Updated: 4/26/2017
Darrell Issa
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (23)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)
Foreign Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
First Responders Passport Act of 2017 This bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFirst responders and emergency personnelForeign aid and international reliefNatural disastersSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and feesVisas and passports
To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.
USA115th CongressHR-2168| House
| Updated: 4/26/2017
First Responders Passport Act of 2017 This bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Darrell Issa
Republican Representative
California
Cosponsors (23)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Garret Graves (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)
Foreign Affairs Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFirst responders and emergency personnelForeign aid and international reliefNatural disastersSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and feesVisas and passports