FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-425
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-01-10
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Immigration status and procedures

Terrorism

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Passport Act of 1926 to direct the Department of State to refuse to issue a passport to an individual who is a member of or affiliated with, or who has aided or provided material support to, a foreign terrorist organization.</p> <p> The State Department: (1) shall revoke a passport previously issued to any such individual; and (2) may, prior to revocation, issue a limited passport or limit a previously issued passport, but only for return travel to the United States.</p> <p> The State Department may issue or decline to revoke a passport for emergency, humanitarian, or law enforcement purposes. </p> <p> A person whose passport is denied, revoked, or limited may seek State Department review within 60 days of receiving notice of such action.</p> <p> The State Department shall report to Congress within 30 days regarding any such refusal or revocation.</p>

action_date: 2017-11-01
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017</strong></p> <p> (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;</p> <p>A person whose passport is denied or revoked may request a State Department hearing within 60 days of receiving notice of such action. </p> <p> 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.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 425 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2017 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mr. Keating ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017 . 2. Revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations The Act entitled An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes , approved July 3, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the Passport Act of 1926 , is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 4. Authority to deny or revoke passport (a) Ineligibility (1) Issuance Except as provided under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall refuse to issue a passport to any individual whom the Secretary has determined— (A) is a member of or is otherwise affiliated with an organization the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); or (B) has aided, abetted, or provided material support to such an organization. (2) Revocation The Secretary of State shall revoke a passport previously issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). (b) Exceptions (1) Emergency circumstances, humanitarian reasons, and law enforcement purposes Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of State may issue to or decline to revoke a passport of an individual described in such subsection in emergency circumstances, for humanitarian reasons, or for law enforcement purposes. (2) Limitation for return to United States Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of State, before revocation, may— (A) limit a previously issued passport only for return travel to the United States; or (B) issue a limited passport that only permits return travel to the United States. (c) Right of review Any individual who, in accordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport by the Secretary of State, or whose passport is revoked or otherwise limited by the Secretary, may request a hearing before the Secretary not later than 60 days after receiving notice of such denial, revocation, or limitation. (d) Report If the Secretary of State denies, issues, limits, or declines to revoke a passport under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after such denial, issuance, limitation, or revocation, submit to Congress a report on such denial, issuance, limitation, or revocation, as the case may be. (e) Rule of construction In this section, the term passport includes a passport card. .

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 425 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017 . 2. Revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations The Act entitled An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes , approved July 3, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the Passport Act of 1926 , is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 4. Authority to deny or revoke passport (a) Ineligibility (1) Issuance Except as provided under subsection (b), the Secretary of State may refuse to issue a passport to any individual whom the Secretary has determined has aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise helped an organization the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). (2) Revocation The Secretary of State may revoke a passport previously issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). (b) Right of review Any individual who, in accordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport by the Secretary of State, or whose passport is revoked by the Secretary, may request a hearing before the Secretary not later than 60 days after receiving notice of such denial or revocation. (c) Report (1) In general If the Secretary of State refuses to issue or revokes a passport pursuant to subsection (a), or if, subsequent to a hearing pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary issues or cancels a revocation of a passport that was the subject of such a hearing, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after such refusal or revocation, or such issuance or cancellation, submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on such refusal, revocation, issuance, or cancellation, as the case may be. (2) Form The report submitted under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. (d) Definition In this section, the term passport includes a passport card. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 1, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 425 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 2, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017 . 2. Revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations The Act entitled An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes , approved July 3, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the Passport Act of 1926 , is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 4. Authority to deny or revoke passport (a) Ineligibility (1) Issuance Except as provided under subsection (b), the Secretary of State may refuse to issue a passport to any individual whom the Secretary has determined has aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise helped an organization the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). (2) Revocation The Secretary of State may revoke a passport previously issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). (b) Right of review Any individual who, in accordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport by the Secretary of State, or whose passport is revoked by the Secretary, may request a hearing before the Secretary not later than 60 days after receiving notice of such denial or revocation. (c) Report (1) In general If the Secretary of State refuses to issue or revokes a passport pursuant to subsection (a), or if, subsequent to a hearing pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary issues or cancels a revocation of a passport that was the subject of such a hearing, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after such refusal or revocation, or such issuance or cancellation, submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on such refusal, revocation, issuance, or cancellation, as the case may be. (2) Form The report submitted under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. (d) Definition In this section, the term passport includes a passport card. .

Passed the House of Representatives November 1, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk