US Congress Senate Bill 321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S838)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 - Defines "passport card" as the document: (1) known as a passport card that is issued to a U.S. national on the same basis as a regular passport; and (2) that the Secretary of State began issuing in 2008. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to permit a passport card issued to a U.S. citizen to serve as proof of identify and citizenship if such citizen is departing from or entering the United States through an airport of entry for travel that terminates or originates in: (1) Bermuda; (2) Canada; (3) a Caribbean country; or (4) Mexico. Prohibits the Secretaries from increasing the passport card fee as a result of such requirement.

Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-26		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S838)
2009-01-26		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S838)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/321/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s321/BILLS-111s321is.pdf