H.R. 7398

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7398 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7398

To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of 
certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart 
or the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 5, 2026

Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Radewagen) 
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 1920 to exempt from the collection of 
certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart 
or the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.

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 ``Passports for Purple Hearts and 
Medals of Honor Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PASSPORT FEES OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS 
AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART OR MEDAL OF HONOR.

Section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; commonly 
referred to as the ``Passport Act of 1920''), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
following new subparagraph:
``(D) from an individual who was awarded the Purple 
Heart or the Medal of Honor; or''.
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, shall enter into a memorandum 
of understanding with the Secretary of Defense in order to assist the 
Assistant Secretary with implementation of the exemption described in 
subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(2). Such memorandum shall include 
assistance establishing appropriate documentation requirements for 
eligible passport applications and renewals, and a mechanism for the 
relevant Department of Defense office to assist the Assistant Secretary 
regarding the verification of such documentation through cross-
referencing with the service records of the applicant at issue.''.
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