Passport Processing Efficiency Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9398.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CARAVEO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 133, August 23, 2024, Page H5006):
  Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To prioritize the processing of United States passport applications submitted at in-person appointments at passport agencies or through the mail
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 23, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9398, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9398

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 8, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  29ce724eb34343d1fe472b75da73938f84cfc0c49d04c74c3d77806e037cdf82

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 8, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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