A bill to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application.

Sponsor: John Fetterman (Democratic-PA)

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Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Lets more public libraries process passport applications, making it easier for people to get passports.

This bill would make it easier for people to apply for passports by allowing more public libraries to process applications. Libraries that meet certain rules would be able to collect and keep the fees for these services, potentially adding more convenient locations for travelers.

What Would Change

Today, only state offices and the U.S. Postal Service are explicitly allowed to process passport applications and keep the execution fees. If this bill passes, many public libraries would also be able to offer this service. Some libraries would get automatic approval within 30 days if they previously handled applications.

Key Provisions

Lets public libraries become official places to accept passport applications.
Allows the Secretary of State to give permission to certain public libraries (like nonprofits) to process passport applications and keep the fees.
Requires the Secretary of State to authorize any public library that was already processing passport applications to continue doing so within 30 days of the bill becoming law.

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S 3733 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Lobbying Activity

3 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

$50K

3 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.PENN HILL GROUP2 filings

2.AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.