[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7782 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7782

To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance 
                   or reissuance of a passport card.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2026

Ms. Underwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance 
                   or reissuance of a passport card.

    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 ``American Passport Card Accessibility 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEES FOR PASSPORT CARDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding section 1 of the Act of June 1, 
1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; commonly referred to as the ``Passport Act of 
1920''), the Secretary of State may not charge a fee for the issuance 
or reissuance of a passport card.
    (b) Expedited Processing Fees Excepted.--The prohibition in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to a fee assessed for the expedited 
processing of an application for issuance or reissuance of a passport 
card.
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