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Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act
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.
Summary
The bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt individuals who were awarded the Purple Heart or Medal of Honor from paying certain passport fees. The Secretary of State, working through the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, is required to establish a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense. This agreement must outline documentation requirements for eligible applicants and establish a process for the Department of Defense to verify applicants' awards through their service records.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
18 cosponsors
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS)
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Levin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $64,547
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO $18,365
- GOOGLE $14,450
- CHEMBRIDGE CORP $13,200
- PIMCO $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Feb 5, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Feb 5, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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
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.”. <all>
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