[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 491 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 491

 To prohibit the Department of State from imposing a charge or fee for 
         providing passport information to the general public.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 1997

 Mr. Saxton (for himself and Mr. Quinn) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Department of State from imposing a charge or fee for 
         providing passport information to the general public.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Passport Information Act 
of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AND REQUIREMENT CONCERNING DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
              PASSPORT INFORMATION SERVICES.

    For fiscal year 1998 and for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
Secretary of State shall provide for a United States passport 
information telephone inquiry service for the general public which 
shall be available without charge or fee imposed by the Department of 
State or any other entity under contract to the Department of State.
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