To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.
USA118th CongressHR-8234| House
| Updated: 11/21/2024
Brian J. Mast
Republican Representative
Florida
Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill authorizes the Department of State to expand certain passport application processing services and directs related changes. The bill requires the State Department to increase (1) the number of companies certified to provide expedited processing (formally known as hand-carry courier services ) of passport applications, and (2) the daily maximum number of passport applications that passport offices may accept from certified passport expeditors. The bill also authorizes the State Department to designate notaries public, among others, as passport acceptance agents. Additionally, the bill provides that passports issued 180 days or more after the bill's enactment shall expire on the passport holder's birthday.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mr. Moylan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6123-6125)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8234.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6123)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6123)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Immigration
Licensing and registrationsPublic-private cooperationVisas and passports
To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.
USA118th CongressHR-8234| House
| Updated: 11/21/2024
This bill authorizes the Department of State to expand certain passport application processing services and directs related changes. The bill requires the State Department to increase (1) the number of companies certified to provide expedited processing (formally known as hand-carry courier services ) of passport applications, and (2) the daily maximum number of passport applications that passport offices may accept from certified passport expeditors. The bill also authorizes the State Department to designate notaries public, among others, as passport acceptance agents. Additionally, the bill provides that passports issued 180 days or more after the bill's enactment shall expire on the passport holder's birthday.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mr. Moylan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6123-6125)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8234.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6123)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6123)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Brian J. Mast
Republican Representative
Florida
Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Immigration
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Licensing and registrationsPublic-private cooperationVisas and passports