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H.R. 2745, The Passport and Travel Cost Reimbursement Act of 2007
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
Comparing revision saved on June 16, 2007, 18:14:02 (webmaster), with revision saved on August 14, 2007, 18:30:08 (webmaster):
H.R. 2745 would refund passport processing fees and international travel costs as a result of unreasonable delays in passport application processing times.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(Log in to editPassport and Travel Cost Reimbursement Act of 2007 - Directs the wikiSecretary of State to refund to a U.S. citizen, upon refund application: (1) passport processing fees for a passport applied for in 2007 if processing took 12 or more weeks for a regular application or three or more weeks for an expedited application; and be(2) international air travel costs (economy or comparable, minus any airline refund) for U.S.-departing flights missed as a result of such processing delays.
Authorizes the firstSecretary to provide additional assistance for an extraordinary hardship.
Prohibits the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing a detailed summaryspecified plan for a single implementation date for sea and land borders until they have certified to Congress that Department of the bill!)State passport agencies are able to process passport applications with minimal disruption.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 6/15/2007:6/25/2007: Referred to House committee.subcommittee. Status: Referred to the CommitteeSubcommittee on Foreign Affairs,Border, Maritime, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Global Counterterrorism.
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Patty Meeks
July 31, 2008, 1:15pm (report abuse)Since most of us that suffered financial loss have come to the resolution that our money is gone, it appears that nobody cares anymore. No action has been taken on this Bill since 6/25/2007 where it was passed to the sub-committee on Border, Maritime and Global Counter Terrorism. As I learn more about how Bills are passed, it says most of them never leave the sub-committees. Do the sub-committees even look at them ?
I would really like to see where the sub-committee at least says "yes" or "no" to a Bill, so that I can have closure.
Final Comment: Not only did my daughter and I experience financial loss, but my daughter's senior trip was ruined. She will remember that for the rest of her life.
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