The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2024
HR 8234

Sponsored by Brian J. Mast (R)

To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.

Would have let the State Department add more passport helpers and set passports to expire on the holder's birthday.

Tradeoff

Would have expanded companies that carry passport applications for faster processing and added more people allowed to accept applications. Would have set new passports to expire on the holder's birthday instead of a fixed term.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 8234, a bill to authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport agents, and for other purposeswww.cbo.gov/publication/60581 · Aug 2024

The House passed this bill by on November 20, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 2, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(May 2, 2024)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 16, 2024)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 20, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Foreign Relations(Nov 21, 2024)