H.R. 7782

Summary

H.R. 7782, the American Passport Card Accessibility Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 4, 2026 by Rep. Lauren Underwood (D). It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 7782 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7782 IH: American Passport Card Accessibility Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7782  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 4, 2026   Ms. Underwood  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   American Passport Card Accessibility Act  .
2.
Prohibition on fees for passport cards
(a)
Prohibition
Notwithstanding section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 ; commonly referred to as the  Passport Act of 1920 ), the Secretary of State may not charge a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card.
(b)
Expedited processing fees excepted
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to a fee assessed for the expedited processing of an application for issuance or reissuance of a passport card.

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To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card.

Sponsors

Rep. Lauren Underwood (D) sponsors H.R. 7782 alone.

Lauren Underwood

Rep. · D–IL-14 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7782 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Referred To · Mar 4, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7782 has taken 2 actions since Mar 4, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7782 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7782 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• American Passport Card Accessibility Act — Display Title
• American Passport Card Accessibility Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit the Secretary of State from charging a fee for the issuance or reissuance of a passport card. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7782 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Education, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7782 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7782’s is Immigration.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7782, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 4, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. UNDERWOOD:H.R. 7782.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2421]

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