H.R. 425 · 115th Congress
FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Ted Poe
- Introduced
- 2017-01-10
- Latest action
- 2017-11-02 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Summary
FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Passport Act of 1926 to authorize the Department of State to: (1) refuse to issue a passport to an individual who has aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise helped a foreign terrorist organization designated pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act; or (2) revoke a passport previously issued to any such individual;
A person whose passport is denied or revoked may request a State Department hearing within 60 days of receiving notice of such action.
If the State Department refuses to issue or revokes a passport, or if subsequent to a hearing the State Department issues or cancels a revocation of a passport that was the subject of such a hearing, the State Department shall report to Congress within 30 days regarding such action.