HR 5870
111th Congress
House
Immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Sex offenses
Visas and passports
To restrict passports of certain sex offenders, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 27, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 27, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Authorizes the Secretary of State to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued to a sex offender who is included in the National Sex Offender Registry or is required to register in a jurisdiction's sex offender registry. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the number of passports revoked, restricted, or limited each year.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1