I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8493 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2020 Mr. Ryan (for himself and Mr. Reschenthaler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Passport Act of 1920 to exempt from the collection of certain passport fees an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passports for Purple Hearts Act . 2. Exemption from certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart Section 1 of the Act of June 1, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 ; commonly referred to as the Passport Act of 1920 ), is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by inserting from an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart; before or from an individual or individuals abroad ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) In this section, the term passport includes a passport card. .