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HR 4615 117th Congress House International Affairs Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Visas and passports

Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 22, 2021
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Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of State to establish an expedited procedure for providing individuals who wish to use their U.S. passport that expired during the COVID-19 emergency (or that is scheduled to expire by March 31, 2022) with a marker to be affixed to such passport indicating a renewal or extension of validity through July 31, 2022.

What's happening now July 22, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 1
Rice, Tom
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 20, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 17, 2021
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Aug 17, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· Aug 6, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 26, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jul 22, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4615: Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4615/
MLA
"H.R. 4615: Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4615/.
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H.R. 4615, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4615/.
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[H.R. 4615: Passport Emergency Extension Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4615/)
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