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HR 6903 · in committee · significant

Ensuring Children Receive Support Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the State Department to revoke passports for people owing more than $2,500 in child support.
  • Parents behind on child support payments are affected, along with their ability to travel internationally.
  • The bill allows limited passports for direct U.S. return and has no federal cost as it enforces existing authority.

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    How might passport revocation affect parents' ability to earn income or maintain employment, especially in jobs requiring international travel?

  2. 02

    What safeguards should exist to prevent passport revocation for parents disputing child support amounts or experiencing temporary financial hardship?

  3. 03

    Does revoking passports effectively increase child support collection, and what evidence supports this approach compared to other enforcement methods?

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Sponsor · R-TX-24

Beth Van Duyne

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Introduced 2026-04-28

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-28 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)

  4. 2026-04-27 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)

  5. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6903.

  6. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3113-3114)

  7. 2026-04-27 · house · Floor

    Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-04-27 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.

  9. 2026-04-27 · house · Discharge

    Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

  10. 2026-04-27 · Committee

    Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

  11. 2026-04-27 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.

  12. 2026-04-27 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.

  13. 2026-01-14 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 2.

  14. 2026-01-14 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-12-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  16. 2025-12-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  17. 2025-12-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-12-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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