H.R. 6610 · 118th Congress

Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act

Introduced on Dec 6, 2023 by Darrell Issa (R-CA-48). 34 cosponsors, 18 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 20, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Dec 6, 2023
Cosponsors
34
18 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for the modernization of the passport issuance process, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of State
  • Employee hiring
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Performance measurement
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Visas and passports

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Darrell IssaR-CA-48Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 16

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 6, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 6, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 6, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
  6. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseMrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1198-1201)
  8. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6610.
  9. Mar 19, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1198-1200)
  10. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1198-1200)
  11. Mar 19, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Mar 20, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.6 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.$465.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA, LLC5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC$33.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 91%
  3. United States Tour Operators Association3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  4. SALESFORCE, INC.2 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  5. American Automobile Association1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  6. SOCURE, INC.1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.