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HR 491 110th Congress House Social Welfare Child support Collection of accounts Families Fines (Penalties) Immigration Law Passports

To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.

Introduced: January 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jan 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Jan 16, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jan 16, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of the Social Security Act to provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.

What's happening now January 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 13, 2007
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 13, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 7, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 5, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 22, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 22, 2007
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 16, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 491: To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-491/
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"H.R. 491: To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-491/.
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H.R. 491, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-491/.
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