3.0.0 2177 2019-02-20T21:17:19Z 2019-02-23T20:37:54Z House H HR 2011-06-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS:H.R. 2177.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitution authority of this legislation lies in thepower of congress to regulate commercial activity asdescribed in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3. With furthersupport from Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.[Page H4187]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-06-14T14:01:35Z 2011-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 N H001062 Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] Kathleen Hochul D NY C. 26 2011-06-14 True International Affairs Appropriations Department of State Executive agency funding and structure User charges and fees Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2011-06-14 Introduced in House 2011-08-09T14:18:00Z Passport Acquisition Savings and Security Act of 2011 or the PASS Act of 2011 - Provides for the payment of passport fees directly to the Department of State rather than to the U.S. Treasury.

Expresses the sense of Congress that new revenues directed to the Department should be used to reduce passport costs for consumers.

]]> Passport Acquisition Savings and Security Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Passport Acquisition Savings and Security Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced PASS Act of 2011 Display Title Passport Acquisition Savings and Security Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To direct the payment of passport fees to the Department of State. Introduced in House 2011-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2177ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2177ih.xml 2011-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.