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HR 145 116th Congress House

FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019

Official title: To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightImmigration status and proceduresTerrorismVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of State to revoke or refuse to issue a passport for an individual who has aided an organization that the State Department has designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

Any such individual may request a hearing with the State Department upon being notified of such an action.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 774 Related bill Expatriate Terrorist Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 3
Brooks, Mo
· Mar 7, 2019
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Jan 22, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 3, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 3, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 3, 2019
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 145: FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-145/
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"H.R. 145: FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-145/.
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H.R. 145, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-145/.
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