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HR 5960 111th Congress House

PASS Act of 2010

Official title: To direct the payment of passport fees to the Department of State.

Introduced: September 14, 2010 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AppropriationsDepartment of StateExecutive agency funding and structureUser charges and feesVisas and passports
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Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Passport Acquisition Savings and Security Act of 2010 or the PASS Act of 2010 - Provides for the payment of passport fees directly to the Department of State rather than to the U.S. Treasury.

Expresses the sense of Congress that new revenues directed to the Department should be used to reduce passport costs for consumers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5960: PASS Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5960/
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"H.R. 5960: PASS Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5960/.
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H.R. 5960, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5960/.
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