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[H.R. 6903 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 541
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6903

                      [Report No. 119-624, Part I]

To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport 
issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary 
 of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support 
                      arrearage exceeding $2,500.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2025

 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
   addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

                             April 27, 2026

    Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                             April 27, 2026

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           December 18, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport 
issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary 
 of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support 
                      arrearage exceeding $2,500.


 


    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 ``Ensuring Children Receive Support 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF PASSPORTS ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH A CHILD 
              SUPPORT ARREARAGE EXCEEDING $2,500.

    (a) In General.--Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 652(k)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, revocation, or 
        limitation'' and inserting ``or revocation''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``may revoke, restrict, or limit'' 
                and inserting ``revoke''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and notify such individual of 
                the intent to take such action'' before the period.
    (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection 
(a), if an individual is abroad and needs to return to the United 
States on an emergency basis, the Department of State is authorized to 
issue a temporary passport for that purpose. That passport will be good 
only for the return to the United States of the individuals and will be 
limited in duration.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2026.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 541

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6903

                      [Report No. 119-624, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport 
issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary 
 of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support 
                      arrearage exceeding $2,500.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 27, 2026

    Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment

                             April 27, 2026

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed