To expand and codify a pilot program to provide notification of expiration of passports, and for other purposes.
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To expand and codify a pilot program to provide notification of expiration of passports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Labor, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H9180C332740144D08D3C7A26A824C7BC: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passport Application, Staffing, and Service Process Optimization Reform and Transparency Act or the PASSPORT Act.
- Section HCBC67D63A09348CE8A6540E1AEDB0B14: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Providing passport services is a vital function of the United States Government that affects the lives, plans, and...
- Section H7B20615D12B64153AEE94DEAC68ABAF4: 3. Plan to expand and codify pilot program to provide notification of expiration of passports Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this...
- Section H95B2786C2A2B4780B65C95FC936F6D40: 4. Information relating to use of and application process for passports at the time of booking international flights to or from the United States The Secretary...
- Section HA0BE5E3F009E47EDA23E5FD7C166EDBA: 5. Plan to improve tracking of proof of citizenship documents The Secretary of State shall develop a plan to provide greater transparency and improved tracking...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To expand and codify a pilot program to provide notification of expiration of passports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To expand and codify a pilot program to provide notification of expiration of passports, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Adam B. Schiff
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Lieu) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
Learn more about our methodology