First Responders Passport Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2168
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2017-04-26
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Disaster relief and insurance

First responders and emergency personnel

Foreign aid and international relief

Natural disasters

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

User charges and fees

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>First Responders Passport Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster.</p> <p> The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2168 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Beyer , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Donovan , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Royce of California , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Chabot , and Mr. Duncan of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders Passport Act of 2017 . 2. Passports for first responders (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 ; 41 Stat. 750; commonly referred to as the Passport Act of 1920 ), is amended, in the third sentence, by inserting after to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member; the following: from an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United States Government, including a volunteer, who is proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster as determined by the Secretary; . (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the execution and issuance of passports to first responders under section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for such fiscal year.