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Committee backs passport revocation for serious child‑support delinquents in bipartisan vote
Summary
The Ways and Means Committee reported HR 6903 to require State Department revocation of passports for noncustodial parents owing more than $2,500 in past‑due child support; members debated safeguards and appeals processes and the measure was ordered reported 40–2.
The House Ways and Means Committee reported HR 6903, the Ensuring Children Receive Support Act, which would modify Title IV‑D of the Social Security Act to require the State Department to revoke passports of noncustodial parents who owe at least $2,500 in past‑due child support, subject to emergency exceptions.
Representative Van Dyne, the bill's sponsor, said the measure codifies existing passport‑denial…
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