US Congress House Bill 6707 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on September 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-05 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2018 This bill establishes certain standards for U.S. passport applications. The Department of State shall adjudicate U.S. passport applications in an individualized, evidence-based manner based on an assessment of individual circumstances and evidence. An applicant's race, ethnicity, or ancestry may not be considered in such adjudicatory process. The bill requires that: an applicant establish U.S. citizenship or nationality by a preponderance of the evidence, and a determination that an applicant has not met such evidentiary burden state in writing the reasons for the determination and be provided to the applicant in a timely manner. A birth certificate signed by a person authorized under state law to sign such a document, or a previously-issued U.S. passport, shall constitute prima facie evidence of U.S. citizenship or nationality and, absent individualized evidence that a birth did not take place in the United States, shall satisfy the preponderance of the evidence standard.

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2018

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]

Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]

Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-09-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2018-09-05	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6707/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6707/BILLS-115hr6707ih.pdf