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Passport for All Act of 2005

Introduced: October 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5012-5013)
Feb 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Oct 28, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9418-9424)
Oct 20, 2005
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 20, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Passport for All Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate passport waiver authority for immigrant and nonimmigrant aliens and U.S. citizens (thus requiring a passport for all travel into or from the United States). Authorizes passport waiver for a U.S. citizen in individual cases of unforeseen emergency or humanitarian or national interest.

Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to require (by January 1, 2008) that all U.S. citizens and aliens carry and produce a passport when traveling into the United States (except as provided by this Act).

Directs the Secretary of State to endeavor to persuade all countries to issue machine-readable passports which comply with document identifying standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

What's happening now July 11, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5012-5013)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 6, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4120: Passport for All Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4120/
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"H.R. 4120: Passport for All Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4120/.
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H.R. 4120, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4120/.
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