No Passport Fees for Heroes’ Families Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2847 To waive the fee for the issuance of a passport for a family member of a member of the Armed Forces who is in a hospital or medical facility abroad, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 20, 2019 Mr. MITCHELL (for himself, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. WILSON of South Caro- lina, and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To waive the fee for the issuance of a passport for a family member of a member of the Armed Forces who is in a hospital or medical facility abroad, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Passport Fees for 4 Heroes’ Families Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Jun 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2847.IH H2847 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2847 IH SEC. 2. WAIVER OF PASSPORT FEES FOR CERTAIN INDIVID- 1 UALS. 2 Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 3 U.S.C. 214) is amended, in the third sentence, by insert- 4 ing ‘‘from a husband, wife, domestic partner, child, par- 5 ent, grandparent, brother, or sister of a member of the 6 Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit such member in 7 a hospital or other medical facility;’’ after ‘‘funeral or me- 8 morial service for such member;’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Jun 04, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2847.IH H2847 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS