Passports for Purple Hearts Act
This bill exempts Purple Heart medal recipients from paying standard passport application fees. It directly affects military veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart for combat wounds. The key mechanism amends the 1920 Passport Act to add a specific fee waiver for these veterans when applying for passports. This change would reduce costs for eligible veterans seeking to travel internationally using official U.S. passports.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Sep 27, 2023
Last action Sep 27, 2023
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Sep 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Sep 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
James R. Baird
RRepublican
Co
Jay Obernolte
RRepublican
Co
Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus J. Molinaro
RRepublican
Co
Scott H. Peters
DDemocratic
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