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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7398 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7398
To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of
certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart
or the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2026
Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Radewagen)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of
certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart
or the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
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 ``Passports for Purple Hearts and
Medals of Honor Act''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PASSPORT FEES OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS
AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART OR MEDAL OF HONOR.
Section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214; commonly
referred to as the ``Passport Act of 1920''), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) from an individual who was awarded the Purple
Heart or the Medal of Honor; or''.
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant
Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, shall enter into a memorandum
of understanding with the Secretary of Defense in order to assist the
Assistant Secretary with implementation of the exemption described in
subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(2). Such memorandum shall include
assistance establishing appropriate documentation requirements for
eligible passport applications and renewals, and a mechanism for the
relevant Department of Defense office to assist the Assistant Secretary
regarding the verification of such documentation through cross-
referencing with the service records of the applicant at issue.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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