House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act
Official title: To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart or the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Levin D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7398.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 26, February 5, 2026, Page H2041):Article 1 Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7398, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7398
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
18 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 8 Democrats
10 of 18 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Young Kim (R-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Cory Mills (R-FL), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Scott Peters (D-CA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Dina Titus (D-NV), Derek Tran (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin.
- H.R. 7543 (119th) Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
- H.R. 1423 (119th) Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
- H.R. 5195 (119th) Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act
- H.R. 2862 (119th) Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
- H.R. 7038 (119th) Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
- H.R. 7066 (119th) SHIELD Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.