H.R. 6997

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6997 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6997

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2026

Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Bresnahan, and Ms. Scanlon) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs

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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.

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 ``Community Passport Services Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO COLLECT AND RETAIN 
EXECUTION FEE FOR PASSPORT APPLICATION.

(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 
(22 U.S.C. 214(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
``(4) The Secretary of State may authorize a public 
library, organized as a non-governmental organization, non-
profit, charitable organization, or trust, to serve as a 
passport acceptance facility and to collect and retain the 
execution fee for a passport accepted by such public library, 
if such public library is in compliance with the regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of State for the acceptance and 
execution of a passport application.''.
(b) Authorization of Prior Public Libraries Which Served as 
Passport Acceptance Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
authorize each public library to serve as a passport acceptance 
facility and to collect and retain an execution fee for a 
passport accepted by such library, if, before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, such public library--
(A) served as a passport acceptance facility; and
(B) was in compliance with the regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of State for the acceptance 
and execution of a passport application.
(2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the relevant congressional committees which 
includes--
(A) documentation of compliance with the 
requirements of paragraph (1); or
(B) if such Secretary does not comply with 
paragraph (1), an explanation for such noncompliance.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
214(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``State officials or the United States 
Postal Service'' and inserting ``a State or local government, 
the United States Postal Service, or a public library which 
meet the requirements described in paragraph (4)''; and
(2) by striking ``by such officials or by that Service.'' 
and inserting ``by such State or local government, Service, or 
public library.''
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