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HR 2168 115th Congress House

First Responders Passport Act of 2017

Official title: To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.

Introduced: April 26, 2017 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFirst responders and emergency personnelForeign aid and international relief
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Natural disastersSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and feesVisas and passports
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Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 26, 2017
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 Latest action April 26, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Responders Passport Act of 2017

This bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster.

The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 5 Republican 3
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · May 3, 2017
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · May 2, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Apr 28, 2017
Graves, Garret
· Apr 27, 2017
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 26, 2017
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 26, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 26, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Apr 26, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Apr 26, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Apr 26, 2017
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2168: First Responders Passport Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2168/
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"H.R. 2168: First Responders Passport Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2168/.
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H.R. 2168, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2168/.
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