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House Bill 6903
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Ensuring Children Receive Support Act
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H. R. 6903 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 541

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6903

[Report No. 119–624, Part I]


To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2025

Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

April 27, 2026

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

April 27, 2026

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 18, 2025]


A BILL

To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Children Receive Support Act”.

SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF PASSPORTS ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH A CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGE EXCEEDING $2,500.

(a) In general.—Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 652(k)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “, revocation, or limitation” and inserting “or revocation”; and

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) by striking “may revoke, restrict, or limit” and inserting “revoke”; and

(B) by inserting “, and notify such individual of the intent to take such action” before the period.

(b) Exception.—Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection (a), if an individual is abroad and needs to return to the United States on an emergency basis, the Department of State is authorized to issue a temporary passport for that purpose. That passport will be good only for the return to the United States of the individuals and will be limited in duration.

SEC. 3. Effective date.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2026.


Union Calendar No. 541

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 6903
[Report No. 119–624, Part I]

A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.

April 27, 2026
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment
April 27, 2026
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed