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        <fullName>Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>No Child Support, No Passport Act - Authorizes the Secretary of State to refuse, revoke, restrict, or limit a passport if the applicant or passport holder: (1) is a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for nonpayment of child support, where the amount in controversy is not less than $5,000; and (2) is a custodial parent who is likely to remove the child from the United States for the purpose of preventing contact permitted between the child and the noncustodial parent. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>No Child Support, No Passport Act</title>
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        <title>To authorize the Secretary of State to deny a passport to a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of child support and to deny a passport to a custodial parent who is likely to remove a child from the United States to prevent contact permitted between the child and the noncustodial parent.</title>
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