Community Passport Services Access Act
Latest action · Jan 9, 2026 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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jan 9, 2026 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Jan 9, 2026 |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Jan 9, 2026 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jan 9, 2026 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jan 9, 2026 |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Original | Jan 9, 2026 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Nov 10, 2026 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 9, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2026Referred 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 H2963 | John Joyce R-PA | Apr 20, 2026 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 7, January 9, 2026, page H616.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Community Passport Services Access Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2026Introduced 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.
