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
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 16, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2029
2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
0
0
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
0
0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
0
*
*
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
No
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
* = between zero and $500,000.
Summary
H.R. 8234 would make certain changes to the Department of State’s processing of applications for U.S. passports. For purposes of this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill will be enacted in 2025.
Under the bill, the department would:
Allow notaries who are U.S. citizens and employed by reputable institutions to accept passport applications,
Expand opportunities for applicants to use courier services to submit passport applications and receive new passports, and
Use the month and day of the applicant’s birthday as the expiration date for new passports.
