[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6010 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6010

To invalidate the use of United States passports to travel to Iran, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 20, 2023

Mr. McCormick (for himself, Mr. Collins, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Waltz, and 
                Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill

                            October 25, 2023

              Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To invalidate the use of United States passports to travel to Iran, 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 ``Stop the Iranian Hostage Business 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INVALIDATION OF PASSPORTS FOR TRAVEL TO IRAN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall take such steps as 
may be necessary, pursuant to the authority provided by section 1 of 
the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the issue and validity of 
passports, and for other purposes'', approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 
211a; commonly referred to as the ``Passport Act''), to declare United 
States passports invalid for travel to, in, or through Iran.
    (b) Exceptions for Certain Travel.--The restriction under 
subsection (a) may be waived with respect to an individual's passport 
if the Secretary of State determines that such individual is traveling 
to Iran in the national interest due to the fact that--
            (1) the applicant is a professional reporter or journalist, 
        the purpose of whose trip is to obtain, and make available to 
        the public, information about Iran;
            (2) the applicant is a representative of the International 
        Committee of the Red Cross or the American Red Cross traveling 
        pursuant to an officially-sponsored Red Cross mission;
            (3) the applicant's travel is justified by compelling 
        humanitarian considerations including--
                    (A) visiting a family member who is particularly 
                vulnerable because of age, disability, or living 
                circumstances;
                    (B) caring for a seriously or terminally ill 
                relative;
                    (C) attending a funeral; or
                    (D) receiving medical treatment; or
            (4) the applicant's travel is otherwise in the national 
        interest.
    (c) Termination.--The restriction under subsection (a) shall 
terminate on the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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