S3733-119

Reported

A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2026

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, A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Social Welfare, Education.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4B9E4FA465ED48219077A877C5295B2E: 1. Authorization of certain public libraries to collect and retain fees for acceptance and execution of passport applications Subsection (a) of the Passport...

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, A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Social Welfare, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Social Welfare Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 17, 2026

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment …

Jan 29, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 29, 2026

Mr. Fetterman (for himself and Mr. McCormick) 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?

Domains
Government Operations Social Welfare Education
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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