3.0.0 2168 2023-01-11T13:35:56Z 2023-01-11T13:35:56Z House HR 2017-04-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 2168.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H2897]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-26T14:03:40Z 2017-04-26 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 N C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2017-04-26 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 2017-04-26 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-04-26 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-04-26 True W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2017-04-26 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2017-04-26 True J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2017-04-26 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2017-04-26 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-04-26 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2017-04-26 True D000625 Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] Daniel Donovan R NY M. 11 2017-04-26 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2017-04-26 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2017-04-26 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2017-04-26 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2017-04-26 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2017-04-26 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-04-26 True G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2017-04-27 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2017-04-28 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2017-05-01 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2017-05-01 False H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 2017-05-02 False T000478 Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22] Claudia Tenney R NY 22 2017-05-03 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance First responders and emergency personnel Foreign aid and international relief Natural disasters Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations User charges and fees Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2017-04-26 Introduced in House 2017-05-02T18:51:52Z 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.

]]> First Responders Passport Act of 2017 Display Title First Responders Passport Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced First Responders Passport Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2168ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2168ih.xml 2017-04-26 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.