119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 29, 2026
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.
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Latest action (Jul 27, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Monitor 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 applicatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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 applicatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
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 applicatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing