[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5129 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5129

  To direct the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs to 
    notify United States citizens regarding passport expiration and 
                    renewal, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2023

  Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs to 
    notify United States citizens regarding passport expiration and 
                    renewal, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Passport Notification Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED NOTIFICATION REGARDING PASSPORT EXPIRATION AND 
              RENEWAL.

    (a) Requirement.--For each United States citizen in possession of a 
valid unexpired passport, not later than 180 days prior to the date on 
which such passport is scheduled to expire, the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Consular Affairs shall provide to the United States citizen--
            (1) a notification regarding such pending expiration date; 
        and
            (2) information on the process for the renewal of such 
        passport, including an identification of any relevant locations 
        at which materials required for such renewal may be submitted.
    (b) Form.--Each notification required under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in electronic or paper form.
    (c) Applicability.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to passports the expiration of which is scheduled to 
occur on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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