{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-6903","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":6903,"title":"Ensuring Children Receive Support Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-12-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"V000134","fullName":"Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":24}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-28","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance."},"policyArea":"Families","subjects":["Separation, divorce, custody, support","Visas and passports"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-28","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6903.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3113-3114)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-27","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-14","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 2.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-14","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-18","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-18","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Ensuring Children Receive Support Act</strong></p><p>This bill specifies that the Department of State must revoke passports for certain individuals who fail to make child support payments.</p><p>Under current law, if the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Department of Health and Human Services receives information from a state that an individual owes more than $2,500 in child support, the State Department&nbsp;must refuse to issue the individual a passport and may revoke a previously issued passport. The bill specifies that the State Department&nbsp;must revoke a previously issued passport in these circumstances. </p><p>The bill also provides&nbsp;statutory authority for the State Department to allow such an individual to be issued a limited-duration passport for direct return to the United States.</p><p>For more information about this bill, see CRS Insight&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12660\">IN12660</a>.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-05-02T19:06:21Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":624,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:21:00.292Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Ensuring%20Children%20Receive%20Support%20Act"}]}}