HR6997Referred to Committee
Community Passport Services Access Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-01-09
Introduced
20
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
John Joyce
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.8% (553 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/J000302
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (20)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2026-01-09
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)Original· 2026-01-09
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11)Original· 2026-01-09
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)Original· 2026-01-09
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)Original· 2026-01-09
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)Original· 2026-01-09
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3)· 2026-01-16
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)· 2026-01-20
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-01-27
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)· 2026-01-30
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18)· 2026-01-30
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2026-02-03
- James A. Himes (D-CT-4)· 2026-02-09
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2026-02-20
- Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3)· 2026-02-24
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2026-02-25
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2026-03-03
- Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5)· 2026-03-03
- Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2026-04-06
- J. French Hill (R-AR-2)· 2026-04-28
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-01-09
Previously
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-09
Plain-English Summary
This bill would likely expand access to passport services by allowing more locations—such as community centers, libraries, or local government offices—to issue or help process passports for U.S. citizens. The goal is to make it easier and more convenient for people to obtain passports without having to travel to traditional passport acceptance facilities like post offices or government buildings. This would particularly help people in rural or underserved areas who currently have limited options for getting passport services.
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Subjects
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