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HR 425 115th Congress House International Affairs Congressional oversight Immigration status and procedures Terrorism Visas and passports

FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017

Introduced: January 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 1, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 1, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8363)
Nov 1, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8363)
Nov 1, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 425.
Nov 1, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8363-8365)
Nov 1, 2017
Mr. Poe (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 28, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 28, 2017
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 19, 2017
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jul 19, 2017
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Jan 10, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Passport Act of 1926 to authorize the Department of State to: (1) refuse to issue a passport to an individual who has aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise helped a foreign terrorist organization designated pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act; or (2) revoke a passport previously issued to any such individual;

A person whose passport is denied or revoked may request a State Department hearing within 60 days of receiving notice of such action.

If the State Department refuses to issue or revokes a passport, or if subsequent to a hearing the State Department issues or cancels a revocation of a passport that was the subject of such a hearing, the State Department shall report to Congress within 30 days regarding such action.

What's happening now November 2, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 18, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 425: FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-425/
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"H.R. 425: FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-425/.
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H.R. 425, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-425/.
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