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H.R. 7398

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7398, the Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2026 by Rep. Mike Levin (D) with 18 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 7398 has 18 co-sponsors.

hb7398/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7398 IH: Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7398  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 5, 2026   Mr. Levin  (for himself,  Mr. Baird ,  Mr. Peters , and  Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act  .
2.
Exemption from certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart or Medal of Honor
Section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 ; commonly referred to as the  Passport Act of 1920 ), is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(2)—
(A)
by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and
(B)
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
(D)
from an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart or the Medal of Honor; or
 .
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense in order to assist the Assistant Secretary with implementation of the exemption described in subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(2). Such memorandum shall include assistance establishing appropriate documentation requirements for eligible passport applications and renewals, and a mechanism for the relevant Department of Defense office to assist the Assistant Secretary regarding the verification of such documentation through cross-referencing with the service records of the applicant at issue.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Levin (D) sponsors H.R. 7398, and 18 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7398 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Feb 5, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7398 has taken 2 actions since Feb 5, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 5, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 7398 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7398 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act — Display Title
  • Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7398 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
DANICA GONZALVES112
HEATHER ANSLEY112
JENNIFER HUNT112
JEREMY VILLANUEVA112
JULIE HOWELL112
MORGAN BROWN112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7398 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7398’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr7398/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7398, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 26 (Thursday, February 5, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEVIN:H.R. 7398.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8.[Page H2041]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com