Ensuring Children Receive Support Act

Sponsored byRep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]TX· Introduced 18 December 2025

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

28 April 2026·2 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 22 April 2026

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.

Timeline

18 actions

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
28 April 2026 · IntroReferral
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)
27 April 2026 · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
27 April 2026 · Floor
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
27 April 2026 · Discharge
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.
27 April 2026 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.
27 April 2026 · Committee
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3113-3114)
27 April 2026 · Floor
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
27 April 2026 · Committee
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.
27 April 2026 · Calendars
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
27 April 2026 · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6903.
27 April 2026 · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)
27 April 2026 · Floor
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 2.
14 January 2026 · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
14 January 2026 · Committee
Referred 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.
18 December 2025 · IntroReferral
Referred 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.
18 December 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
18 December 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
18 December 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

1 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]TX

Cosponsors

Democrat1100%

Democrat:Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]CA

Classification

Policy area

Families

Legislative subjects

Separation, divorce, custody, supportVisas and passports

Committees

Foreign Affairs Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To18 Dec 2025
- Discharged From27 Apr 2026
Ways and Means Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To18 Dec 2025
- Markup By14 Jan 2026
- Reported By27 Apr 2026
Finance Committee
Senate · Standing
- Referred To28 Apr 2026

Reports

H. Rept. 119-624

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