Community Passport Services Access Act

House Bill

H.R. 6997

119th Congress

Community Passport Services Access Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 9, 2026

Primary Sponsor

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Summary

This bill would allow certain public libraries to charge and keep a fee when they help people submit passport applications. Currently, libraries and other facilities that accept passport applications may collect fees, but this bill would clarify or expand the authority for public libraries specifically to retain these fees.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Introduced1/9/2026

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Community Passport Services Access Act

This bill would allow certain public libraries to charge and keep a fee when they help people submit passport applications. Currently, libraries and other facilities that accept passport applications may collect fees, but this bill would clarify or expand the

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This bill would allow certain public libraries to charge and keep a fee when they help people submit passport applications. Currently, libraries and other facilities that accept passport applications may collect fees, but this bill would clarify or expand the authority for public libraries specifically to retain these fees.

Bill Number: 6997
Introduced: 1/9/2026
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Fact Sheet

Title: Community Passport Services Access Act
Bill Number: 6997
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced: 1/9/2026
Summary: This bill would allow certain public libraries to charge and keep a fee when they help people submit passport applications. Currently, libraries and other facilities that accept passport applications may collect fees, but this bill would clarify or expand the authority for public libraries specifica

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would allow certain public libraries to charge and keep a fee when they help people submit passport applications. Currently, libraries and other facilities that accept passport applications may collect fees, but this bill would clarify or expand the authority for public libraries specifically to retain these fees.

Last updated: 2/24/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to give certain public libraries the authority to collect fees for processing passport applications.
Public libraries would be allowed to keep the fees they collect rather than remitting them elsewhere.
Many public libraries currently serve as passport acceptance facilities where citizens can submit their passport applications.
The fee would compensate libraries for the staff time and resources needed to verify documents and witness passport applications.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily affect public libraries that serve as passport acceptance facilities and the people who apply for passports at these locations. Libraries could use the retained fees to cover operational costs associated with providing passport services. Passport applicants would continue paying the same application fees, but those fees would support their local library rather than going to other entities.

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

6997, 119th Congress (2026). "Community Passport Services Access Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-hr-6997

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