That is exactly why I introduced the Community Passport Services Access Act. This legislation takes a practical, commonsense step to help libraries remain viable community hubs by allowing the libraries to continue offering passport services, bringing in needed revenue, expanding services for residents, and reinforcing their role as a one-stop resource for the public.
Support legislation that allows libraries to continue offering passport services so they can generate revenue and remain viable community hubs.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The official House homepage's latest-news section on June 4, 2026 surfaces other items (Ukraine Support Act, honoring New Jersey's fallen heroes, and Delaney Hall) and does not show any passport-library legislation announcement in the visible feed.
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The State Department ordered nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications, and the article says bipartisan legislation is being introduced to amend the Passport Act of 1920 so nonprofit libraries can keep offering passport services.
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As of laws in effect on September 1, 2026, 22 U.S.C. 214(a)(1) still authorizes the Secretary of State to let only State officials or the United States Postal Service collect and retain passport execution fees; public libraries are not included in the operative statutory text.
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GovInfo lists S. 3733 as reported in the Senate on July 27, 2026, with the title authorizing certain public libraries to collect and retain passport application execution fees. The listed action is Senate committee reporting, not enactment.
Assessments
The promised policy has not been delivered as enacted federal law: the relevant passport-fee statute still excludes public libraries, and the identified Senate and House legislative vehicles had advanced only partway through Congress, not become law. The record also does not show Nellie Pou sponsoring, cosponsoring, voting for, or otherwise materially advancing the specific library-passport legislation. Because she is still in the same federal term and the issue remains legislatively active, this is unresolved rather than a final failure.
The evidence shows a legislative response was being introduced after the State Department ordered nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications, but it does not show that the bill passed or that Nellie Pou materially advanced or secured enactment. The official House feed also shows no visible passport-library legislative update in the cited window. Based on the record provided, the promise cannot be credited as delivered, but there is not enough evidence to mark it as a failed serious attempt either.