Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act

119 HR 7398 IH: Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-02-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2026 Mr. Levin (for himself, Mr. Baird , Mr. Peters , and Mrs. Radewagen ) 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 of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart or the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act . 2. Exemption from certain passport fees of an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart or Medal of Honor 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)(2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: (D) from an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart or the Medal of Honor; or . (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Defense in order to assist the Assistant Secretary with implementation of the exemption described in subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(2). Such memorandum shall include assistance establishing appropriate documentation requirements for eligible passport applications and renewals, and a mechanism for the relevant Department of Defense office to assist the Assistant Secretary regarding the verification of such documentation through cross-referencing with the service records of the applicant at issue. .