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.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2229 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2229
To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to
aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2019
Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Weber of Texas, Mr. Connolly, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Graves of
Louisiana, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Posey, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Johnson of Ohio,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schweikert, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Mr.
Swalwell of California) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to
aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Responders Passport Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. PASSPORTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1 of the Act of June 4,
1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; 41 Stat. 750; commonly referred to as the
``Passport Act of 1920''), is amended, in the third sentence, by
inserting after ``to attend a funeral or memorial service for such
member;'' the following: ``from an individual who is operating under a
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United States
Government, including a volunteer, who is proceeding abroad to aid a
foreign country suffering from a natural disaster as determined by the
Secretary;''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of the first full
fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
a report on the number of waivers of fees for the execution and
issuance of passports to first responders under section 1 of the Act of
June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for such
fiscal year.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Mr. Levin (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7874-7875)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2229.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7874)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7874)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.