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H.R.2168

H.R.2168: First Responders Passport Act of 2017

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Introduced April 26, 2017
Latest Major Action April 26, 2017
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Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

Bill Cosponsors

23 (9 Democrats, 14 Republicans)

Barbara Comstock (R-Va.)
Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
Randy Weber (R-Texas)
Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)
Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)
Donald Beyer (D-Va.)
Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)
Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)
Daniel M. Donovan (R-N.Y.)
Ted Poe (R-Texas)
Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)
Edward Royce (R-Calif.)
Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)
Steven J. Chabot (R-Ohio)
Jeffrey Duncan (R-S.C.)
Garret Graves (R-La.)
Steve Knight (R-Calif.)
Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.)
Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
French Hill (R-Ark.)
Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.)

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Introduced in House - April 26, 2017

Bill Summary

First Responders Passport Act of 2017 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. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.

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Date	Description
April 26, 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
April 26, 2017	Introduced in the House by Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

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Introduced in the House by Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)