HR6610-118

Introduced

To provide for the modernization of the passport issuance process, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 6, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the modernization of the passport issuance process, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Government Operations, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services 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, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HF3F1C98A51BB4915875266F25D9F1FC3: 1. Short title and table of contents This Act may be cited as the Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act. The table of contents for this Act is as...
  • Section H2023F16D15C84E47A55CB39C07F0CE6A: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States experienced a major backlog of passport applications and passport...
  • Section H7B3FEEE59E664D42B00D1FAB456E9F3A: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— as a routine matter, an adult who has submitted a routine new or renewal passport application should be...
  • Section H647BAED881EA4C09A1411FED21FD14DC: 4. Standards for passport issuance process In administering and modernizing the passport issuance process, the Assistant Secretary shall evaluate the...
  • Section HE8C207FD84774C159E229C3F235318BF: 5. Enhanced information technology solutions to improve the passport issuance process The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Chief Information...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for the modernization of the passport issuance process, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Government Operations, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide for the modernization of the passport issuance process, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Government Operations Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 6, 2023

Mr. Issa (for himself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Government Operations Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Department" §H0448E05045BE41A9931F6EDDE07E9C89

the Department of State

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