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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card.
Ms. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “American Passport Card Accessibility Act”.
SEC. 2. Prohibition on fees for passport cards.
(a) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; commonly referred to as the “Passport Act of 1920”), the Secretary of State may not charge a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card.
(b) Expedited processing fees excepted.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to a fee assessed for the expedited processing of an application for issuance or reissuance of a passport card.