House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8234Introduced May 2, 2024Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedMay 2, 2024
Committee actionMay 16, 2024
Passed HouseNov 20, 2024 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 21, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8234.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8234, a bill to authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport agents, and for other purposes” on August 7, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 16, 2024”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2024 ↗
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August 7, 2024
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H.R. 8234, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MAST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 78, May 6, 2024, Pages H2874-H2875):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Would authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 6, 2024 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 8234, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Lawler (R-NY), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Mast.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-21 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.