{"id":10374,"date":"2023-12-14T11:44:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10374"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:44:25","slug":"issa-bill-to-modernize-passport-process-earns-unanimous-support-in-foreign-affairs-committee-headed-to-house-floor-for-final-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=10374","title":{"rendered":"Issa Bill to Modernize Passport Process Earns Unanimous Support in Foreign Affairs Committee, Headed to House Floor for Final Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington \u2013 Today, the\u00a0Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act<\/em>\u00a0(H.R.6610) authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), passed unanimously through the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n

H.R. 6610 is the most comprehensive legislation in history to modernize the passport issuance process. The bill deploys numerous tools to address\u00a0the problems that create passport backlogs while bolstering the State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs\u2019 processing capabilities to streamline the application and processing experience for American travelers. The bill was recently highlighted in an\u00a0exclusive report by Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe collapse of the passport system represents a signature failure that upended and inconvenienced tens of millions of Americans who have the right to expect far more of their government,\u201d said Rep. Issa. \u201cThis transformative approach will not only address many of the problems that led to the backlog\u00a0but also deliver modernizations that are overdue and will set the system right for decades to come.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Maria Salazar (FL-27) and also received the support of Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-05), the committee\u2019s top Democrat.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Passport Issuance and Backlog Elimination Act<\/em>\u00a0will:<\/p>\n