HR 2168 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

First Responders Passport Act of 2017

Introduced Apr 26, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Darrell Issa R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 26, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 26, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

First Responders Passport Act of 2017

This bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster.

The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2017 to May 3, 2017, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABarbara ComstockOriginalApr 26, 2017
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalApr 26, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalApr 26, 2017
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalApr 26, 2017
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalApr 26, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalApr 26, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalApr 26, 2017
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalApr 26, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 26, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalApr 26, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 26, 2017
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalApr 26, 2017
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalApr 26, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 26, 2017
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalApr 26, 2017
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Actions 2

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  1. Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Apr 26, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

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  1. Apr 26, 2017Introduced in House

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