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| https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issa-authors-most-comprehensive-legislation-history-transform-passport-system | Issa Authors Most Comprehensive Legislation in History to Transform Passport System, Prevent Backlog | 2023-12-06 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | House | CA | Darrell Issa | I000056 | issa.house.gov | issa | https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Washington – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) introduced H.R. 6610, the Passport System Reform and Backlog Prevention Act, the most comprehensive legislation in history to modernize the passport issuance process. Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) is the bill’s co-sponsor. H.R. 6610 deploys numerous tools to address the problems that create passport backlogs while bolstering the State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs’ processing capabilities to streamline the application and processing experience for American travelers. The bill was highlighted in an exclusive report by Fox News. “The collapse of the passport system represents a signature failure that upended and inconvenienced tens of millions of Americans who have the right to expect far more of their government,” said Rep. Issa. This transformative approach will not only address many of the problems that led to the backlog but also deliver modernizations that are overdue and will set the system right for decades to come.” "Passport processing backlogs have been a nightmare for my constituents. It has been almost four years since the start of the pandemic," said Rep. Salazar. "There is no excuse for forcing the American people to wait more than three months for a passport. Our legislation cleans up this mess at the State Department and puts this critical government service back on track." The Passport Issuance and Backlog Elimination Act will: Mandate the expansion of the Online Passport Renewal system to accommodate first-time adult passport applications Mandate a text and email notification system for application status and passport applications Accelerate the passport renewal process by increasing use of software in passport adjudication Require a top-to-bottom review of the passport issuance system by the Government Accountability Office Accelerate the adoption of commercially available technology solutions by increasing the Bureau’s collaboration with the private sector Increase congressional oversight over State Department modernization efforts | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |