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Bill: 119-HR6903
Ensuring Children Receive Support Act
Last action: 4-28-2026
Version: 2026012515
Current status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Ensuring Children Receive Support Act

This bill specifies that the Department of State must revoke passports for certain individuals who fail to make child support payments.

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 must refuse to issue the individual a passport and may revoke a previously issued passport. The bill specifies that the State Department must revoke a previously issued passport in these circumstances.

The bill also provides 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.

For more information about this bill, see CRS Insight IN12660. 

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1. Short title2. Revocation of passports issued to individuals with a child support arrearage exceeding $3. Effective date

1. Short title

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

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.

3. Effective date

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

Passed the House of Representatives April 27, 2026.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.