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A bill to enable the Department of State to respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel, and for other purposes.
7/30/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 16, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Secretary of State to employ Foreign Service annuitants to assist in the processing of: (1) passport applications, including passport fraud investigations; and (2) visa applications at consular posts with a substantial application backlog. Authorizes the Secretary to waive salary and full-time employment pension restrictions through: (1) September 30, 2008, for consular-related employment; and (2) through September 30, 2009, for passport-related employment.
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- 07/30/2007 - Signed by President.
- 07/30/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-50.
- 07/24/2007 - Presented to President.
- 07/19/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 07/18/2007 - Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9468; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S9468)
show all actions- 07/30/2007 - Signed by President.
- 07/30/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-50.
- 07/24/2007 - Presented to President.
- 07/19/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 07/18/2007 - Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9468; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S9468)
- 07/18/2007 - Senate agreed to House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9468 text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S9468)
- 07/18/2007 - Cleared for White House.
- 07/17/2007 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- 07/16/2007 - Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 07/16/2007 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7805-7807)
- 07/16/2007 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7805)
- 07/16/2007 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 07/16/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 966.
- 07/10/2007 - Received in the House.
- 07/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 06/29/2007 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8755-8756; text of measure as report in Senate: CR S8756; text as passed Senate: CR S8756)
- 06/29/2007 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8755-8756 text of measure as report in Senate: CR S8756 text as passed Senate: CR S8756)
- 06/29/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Date of scheduled consideration. S-116. 11:15 a.m.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-109.
- 06/27/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 239.
- 03/22/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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