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S 321 111th Congress Senate

Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to accept passport cards at air ports of entry and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
Immigration BermudaCanadaCaribbean areaCitizenship and naturalization
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Latin AmericaMexicoVisas and passports
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Jan 26, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S838)
Jan 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S838)
Jan 26, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 26, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S838)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 - Defines "passport card" as the document: (1) known as a passport card that is issued to a U.S. national on the same basis as a regular passport; and (2) that the Secretary of State began issuing in 2008.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to permit a passport card issued to a U.S. citizen to serve as proof of identify and citizenship if such citizen is departing from or entering the United States through an airport of entry for travel that terminates or originates in: (1) Bermuda; (2) Canada; (3) a Caribbean country; or (4) Mexico.

Prohibits the Secretaries from increasing the passport card fee as a result of such requirement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 3, 2009
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 29, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 321: Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-321/
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"S. 321: Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-321/.
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S. 321, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-321/.
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