Community Passport Services Access Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6997 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6997

To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2026

Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Bresnahan, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Community Passport Services Access Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO COLLECT AND RETAIN EXECUTION FEE FOR PASSPORT APPLICATION.

(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(4) The Secretary of State may authorize a public library, organized as a non-governmental organization, non- profit, charitable organization, or trust, to serve as a passport acceptance facility and to collect and retain the execution fee for a passport accepted by such public library, if such public library is in compliance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State for the acceptance and execution of a passport application.''. (b) Authorization of Prior Public Libraries Which Served as Passport Acceptance Facilities.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall authorize each public library to serve as a passport acceptance facility and to collect and retain an execution fee for a passport accepted by such library, if, before the date of the enactment of this Act, such public library-- (A) served as a passport acceptance facility; and (B) was in compliance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State for the acceptance and execution of a passport application. (2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the relevant congressional committees which includes-- (A) documentation of compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1); or (B) if such Secretary does not comply with paragraph (1), an explanation for such noncompliance. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 214(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``State officials or the United States Postal Service'' and inserting ``a State or local government, the United States Postal Service, or a public library which meet the requirements described in paragraph (4)''; and (2) by striking ``by such officials or by that Service.'' and inserting ``by such State or local government, Service, or public library.'' <all>