The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2026
HR 6903 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Beth Van Duyne (R)

Ensuring Children Receive Support Act

Requires the State Department to revoke passports of people who owe more than $2,500 in child support.

Tradeoff

Forces passport revocation for child support debt over $2,500, with no discretion. Allows emergency temporary passports for people stranded abroad who need to return to the US.

What's in it

See official bill text

No significant fiscal impact; costs are between -$500,000 and $500,000 over the 2026-2035 period.

The federal cost to enforce this requirement is negligible (less than $500,000); the policy's real impact falls on noncustodial parents subject to passport revocation, not on federal spending or revenues.

H.R. 6903, Ensuring Children Receive Support Act · Feb 2026

Passed the House by on April 27, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Dec 18, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Dec 18, 2025)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 40 - 2(Jan 14, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Apr 27, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(Apr 28, 2026)