Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

H.R. 5695

BillFederalHouseIn Committee
Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · December 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Congress
113th (2013–2015)
Introduced
November 12, 2014
Cosponsors (1)
1D 0R
View PDF ↗

Summary

Highlight any text to annotate
Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2014 - Amends the federal criminal code to include an organization that the Secretary of State has designated as a foreign terrorist organization as an enemy of the United States for purposes of the crime of treason. Amends the Passport Act of 1926 to: (1) prohibit, with a discretionary exception for emergency or humanitarian reasons, the Secretary of State from issuing a passport or passport card to an individual who is a member of, or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) require the Secretary to revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to any such individual. Authorizes the Secretary, before revocation, to: (1) limit a previously issued passport or passport card to only return travel to the United States, or (2) issue a limited passport or passport card that permits only return travel to the United States.

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.