HR 4517
To prohibit international travel by the Secretary of State until all passport agencies are fully reopened, and for other purposes.
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Bill overview
This bill aims to address the ongoing passport backlog by restricting the Secretary of State’s international travel until certain conditions are met. Specifically, all passport agencies must be fully operational, routine passport processing must take no more than eight weeks, and expedited processing no more than six weeks. The Secretary of State is also required to submit a detailed report to Congress outlining improvements to passport services, including addressing issues with Treasury-operated lockboxes and modernizing processing procedures.
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Blaine Luetkemeyer
Jerry L. Carl
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