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HR 5695 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Espionage and treason Immigration status and procedures Terrorism Visas and passports

Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014

Introduced: November 12, 2014 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Dec 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Nov 12, 2014
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 12, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to include an organization that the Secretary of State has designated as a foreign terrorist organization as an enemy of the United States for purposes of the crime of treason.

Amends the Passport Act of 1926 to: (1) prohibit, with a discretionary exception for emergency or humanitarian reasons, the Secretary of State from issuing a passport or passport card to an individual who is a member of, or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) require the Secretary to revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to any such individual. Authorizes the Secretary, before revocation, to: (1) limit a previously issued passport or passport card to only return travel to the United States, or (2) issue a limited passport or passport card that permits only return travel to the United States.

What's happening now December 9, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5406 Related bill F.T.O. Passport Revocation Act
  • HR 5408 Related bill Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 12, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5695: Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5695/
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