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 .

Other titles

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To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.Official Title as IntroducedOfficial Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text

Ensuring Children Receive Support ActShort Title(s) as IntroducedShort Title(s) as Reported to HouseShort Title(s) as Passed HouseShort Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text

Legislative history

H.R. 6903·House·Bill·Families

Rep. Beth Van Duyne(Republican-Texas-24)·

Dec 18, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Dec 18, 2025

HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Dec 18, 2025

Jan 14, 2026

House · CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jan 14, 2026

House · CommitteeOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 2.

Apr 27, 2026

House · CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.

Apr 27, 2026

HouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

Apr 27, 2026

HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.

Apr 27, 2026

House · FloorMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Apr 27, 2026

House · FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3113-3114)

Apr 27, 2026

House · FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6903.

Apr 27, 2026

House · FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)

Apr 27, 2026

House · FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Apr 28, 2026

SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Documents

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