US HB2847 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-10)
Status: Introduced on May 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-04 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-04 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Waives the passport fees for certain family members of a member of the Armed Forces if the family members are traveling abroad to visit the Armed Forces member in the hospital. This waiver applies to the husband, wife, domestic partner, children, parents, grandparents, and siblings of an Armed Forces member.
Title
No Passport Fees for Heroes’ Families Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
| Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL] | Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] |
| Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] | Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] |
| Rep. Mark Green [R-TN] | Rep. John Joyce [R-PA] | Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] | Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA] | Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] |
| Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] | Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH] | Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY] | Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA] | Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-04 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| 2020-03-04 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2019-05-20 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2019-05-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2847/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2847/BILLS-116hr2847ih.pdf |
