Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 26, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S838)
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 26, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 - Defines "passport card" as the document: (1) known as a passport card that is issued to a U.S. national on the same basis as a regular passport; and (2) that the Secretary of State began issuing in 2008.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to permit a passport card issued to a U.S. citizen to serve as proof of identify and citizenship if such citizen is departing from or entering the United States through an airport of entry for travel that terminates or originates in: (1) Bermuda; (2) Canada; (3) a Caribbean country; or (4) Mexico.
Prohibits the Secretaries from increasing the passport card fee as a result of such requirement.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2009 to Mar 3, 2009, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jan 26, 2009 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jan 29, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 3, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 26, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S838)
- Jan 26, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S838)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
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