To prohibit international travel by the Secretary of State until all passport agencies are fully reopened, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for international travel expenses of the Secretary of State until all passport agencies are fully reopened, routine passport service takes less than eight weeks and expedited service takes less than six weeks, and the Secretary submits recommendations to improve passport services and processing times.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 19, 2021
Last action Jul 19, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Jul 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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