Passports for Purple Hearts Act

3.0.0 8493 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z House HR 2020-10-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 171 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RYAN:H.R. 8493.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8: To make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H5640]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T13:03:15Z 2020-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 N R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2020-10-01 True R000611 Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] Denver Riggleman R VA 5 2020-11-20 False Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Military personnel and dependents User charges and fees Visas and passports Armed Forces and National Security

00 2020-10-01 Introduced in House 2020-12-18T15:50:31Z Passports for Purple Hearts Act

This bill exempts Purple Heart recipients from fees associated with obtaining a passport.

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Passports for Purple Hearts Act Display Title Passports for Purple Hearts Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Passports for Purple Hearts Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of certain passport fees an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8493ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8493ih.xml 2020-10-01 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.