HR 4632
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Visas and passports
Worker safety and health
Passport Backlog Elimination Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Passport Backlog Elimination Act
This bill requires the Department of State to submit and implement a plan containing specified actionable strategies to eliminate the backlog of passport applications that is due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4632: Passport Backlog Elimination Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4632/
"H.R. 4632: Passport Backlog Elimination Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4632/.
H.R. 4632, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4632/.
[H.R. 4632: Passport Backlog Elimination Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4632/)