HR 9873 · 93th Congress · Immigration

A bill to transfer the functions of the Passport Office to a new agency of the Department of State to be known as the U.S. Passport Service, to establish a Passport Service Fund to finance the operations of the U.S. Passport Service, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1973-08-03· Sponsored by Rep. Devine, Samuel L. [R-OH-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(1973-08-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Transfers the functions of the Passport Office to a new agency of the Department of State to be known as the "United States Passport Service". Establishes a Passport Service Fund to finance the operations of the United States Passport Service. Authorizes an initial appropriation of $20,000,000 to capitalize such fund.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (10)

2 Democrats8 Republicans