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Passport Backlog Elimination Act

Introduced: August 5, 2021 Introduced by: Ossoff, Jon Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Aug 5, 2021
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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 August 5, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4632 Related bill Passport Backlog Elimination Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2635: Passport Backlog Elimination Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2635/
MLA
"S. 2635: Passport Backlog Elimination Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2635/.
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S. 2635, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2635/.
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[S. 2635: Passport Backlog Elimination Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2635/)
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