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Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007

Introduced: March 22, 2007 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2007
Became Public Law No: 110-50.
Jul 30, 2007
Signed by President.
Jul 24, 2007
Presented to President.
Jul 19, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 18, 2007
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9468; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S9468)
Jul 18, 2007
Cleared for White House.
Jul 18, 2007
Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9468; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S9468)
Jul 17, 2007
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Jul 16, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 966.
Jul 16, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7805-7807)
Jul 16, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 16, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7805)
Jul 16, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7805)
Jul 16, 2007
Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 10, 2007
Received in the House.
Jun 29, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 29, 2007
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8755-8756; text of measure as report in Senate: CR S8756; text as passed Senate: CR S8756)
Jun 29, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8755-8756; text of measure as report in Senate: CR S8756; text as passed Senate: CR S8756)
Jun 27, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
Jun 27, 2007
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-109.
Jun 27, 2007
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 22, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 16, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Secretary of State to employ Foreign Service annuitants to assist in the processing of: (1) passport applications, including passport fraud investigations; and (2) visa applications at consular posts with a substantial application backlog.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive salary and full-time employment pension restrictions through: (1) September 30, 2008, for consular-related employment; and (2) through September 30, 2009, for passport-related employment.

What's happening now July 30, 2007

Became Public Law No: 110-50.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2960 Related bill Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007
  • HR 2845 Identical bill Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007
 Bill text 7 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 966: Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-966/
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