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HR 5752 110th Congress House

To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2008 See on congress.gov
Immigration Buy AmericanCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesElectronicsForeign Trade and International Finance
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 9, 2008
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 Latest action April 9, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government must set the highest standards to protect U.S. passport privacy and security; and (2) the Department of State must safeguard U.S. passport security.

Directs the Secretary of State: (1) when establishing the requirements for physical and security components of U.S. passports and passport cards, to include only such electronic components as are currently manufactured in the United States, or can be manufactured in the United States; and (2) to ensure that all assembly of U.S. passports occurs only within U.S. borders and personalization of permanent U.S. passports occurs only under the direct supervision of U.S. government employees.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2008
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 9, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · May 7, 2008
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 6, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5752: To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5752/
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"H.R. 5752: To provide for the security of United States passports, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5752/.
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