A bill 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.
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 9
- Latest action
- Jul 27, 2026
What it does
The bill would amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 to allow certain public libraries—specifically those organized as nongovernmental, nonprofit, charitable, or trust entities—to serve as passport acceptance facilities and collect and retain the execution fee for passport applications, provided they comply with State Department regulations. It also requires the Secretary of State to authorize, within 30 days of enactment, any public library that previously served as a passport acceptance facility and was in compliance with regulations to continue doing so and to collect the fee, and to submit a compliance report to Congress. The bill conforms existing language to include public libraries…
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Where it stands
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