First Responders Passport Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2229| House
| Updated: 9/25/2019
Steve Chabot
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (22)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)David Schweikert (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Joe Wilson (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
First Responders Passport Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of State to waive passport fees for an individual operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to travel abroad within the first seven days after a natural disaster to aid a foreign country suffering from the natural disaster. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Levin (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7874-7875)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2229.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7874)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7874)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFirst responders and emergency personnelForeign aid and international reliefNatural disastersSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and feesVisas and passports
First Responders Passport Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2229| House
| Updated: 9/25/2019
First Responders Passport Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of State to waive passport fees for an individual operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to travel abroad within the first seven days after a natural disaster to aid a foreign country suffering from the natural disaster. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Levin (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7874-7875)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2229.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7874)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7874)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Steve Chabot
Republican Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (22)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)David Schweikert (Republican)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Joe Wilson (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Garret Graves (Republican)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)
Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceFirst responders and emergency personnelForeign aid and international reliefNatural disastersSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUser charges and feesVisas and passports