Cutting Passport Backlog Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4410 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4410 To amend the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 to extend the special hiring authority for passport services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2025 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 to extend the special hiring authority for passport services. 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 ``Cutting Passport Backlog Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY FOR PASSPORT SERVICES. Section 6101 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (22 U.S.C. 211a note) is amended by striking ``3-year period'' and inserting ``5-year period''. <all>…