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HR 5870 111th Congress House

To restrict passports of certain sex offenders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Immigration Criminal justice information and recordsSex offensesVisas and passports
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Jul 27, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 27, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Kratovil, Frank
· Jul 29, 2010
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Costa, Jim
California · Jul 27, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5870: To restrict passports of certain sex offenders, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5870/
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"H.R. 5870: To restrict passports of certain sex offenders, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5870/.
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