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H.R. 8234 (118th)

To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

2 May 2024

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of State to expand certain passport application processing services and directs related changes. The bill requires the State Department to increase (1) the number of companies certified to provide expedited processing (formally known as hand-carry courier services ) of passport applications, and (2) the daily maximum number of passport applications that passport offices may accept from certified passport expeditors. The bill also authorizes the State Department to designate notaries public, among others, as passport acceptance agents. Additionally, the bill provides that passports issued 180 days or more after the bill's enactment shall expire on the passport holder's birthday.

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