HR 6903
Passed a chamber
Requires the State Department to revoke a person's U.S. passport when the Health and Human Services Department certifies that the person owes more than $2,500 in past-due child support.
Official title: Ensuring Children Receive Support Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
18-DEC-2025
Referred
18-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
14-JAN-2026
Reported
27-APR-2026
On the calendar
27-APR-2026
Passed
27-APR-2026
Senate
Received
28-APR-2026
- Requires the Secretary of State to revoke a U.S. passport upon receipt of a certification from the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the holder has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.
- Amends Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act to replace the option to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport with a required revocation, and requires notice to the individual of the intent to revoke.
- Allows the State Department to issue a temporary passport, limited in duration, for an individual abroad who must return to the United States on an emergency basis.
- Takes effect October 1, 2026.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (18-DEC-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 27-APR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Foreign Affairs Committee (House)
- Ways and Means Committee (House)
- Finance Committee (Senate)
Families
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1 Democrat