First Responders Passport Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 25, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 24, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
First Responders Passport Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of State to waive passport fees for an individual operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to travel abroad within the first seven days after a natural disaster to aid a foreign country suffering from the 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 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Sep 24, 2019; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2019Markup Jun 20, 2019 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 25, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 24, 2019Mr. Levin (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 24, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7874-7875)
- Sep 24, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2229.
- Sep 24, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7874)
- Sep 24, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 20, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7874, H7875Text printed H7874Notices H7898Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2229, First Responders Passport Act | Andy Levin D-MI, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Steve Chabot R-OH | Sep 24, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 8, 2019H.R. 2229, First Responders Passport Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 20, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 62, April 10, 2019, page H3257.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-49 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3190, BURMA Act of 2019; H.R. 2327, Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act; H.R. 1632, Southeast Asia Strategy Act; H.R. 3252, Global Respect Act; H.Res. 259, H.Res. 432, H.Res. 441, H.Res. 444, H.R. 2229, First Responders Passport Act of 2019204 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 20, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- First Responders Passport Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- First Responders Passport Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- First Responders Passport Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Referred in Senate
- Sep 24, 2019Engrossed in House
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
