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Cutting Passport Backlog Act

To amend the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 to extend the special hiring authority for passport services.

Introduced Jul 15, 2025

Latest action (Jul 15, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
Immigration

Summary

This bill extends the Department of State's special hiring authority for passport services from a three-year period to a five-year period. The special hiring authority allows the State Department to hire staff more flexibly and expeditiously to process passport applications and clear backlogs. The extension gives the department additional time to build and maintain its passport services workforce.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (2)
  1. Jul 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  2. Jul 15, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 457 — Passport Notification Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HR 3860 — No Passports for Terrorists and Traffickers Act · Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • S 3733 — A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application. · Introduced Jun 17, 2026 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 1139 — Passport Sanity Act · Introduced Feb 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HR 3984 — Expedited Removal Expansion Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 3504 — Artemis Act of 2025 · Introduced May 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jul 15, 2025

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Full text

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>

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