H.R. 1338 · 119th Congress
REPLACE Act
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Replacing Essential Passports and Licenses After Certain Emergencies Act or the REPLACE Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 13, 2025
Replacing Essential Passports and Licenses After Certain Emergencies Act or the REPLACE Act
This bill automatically waives the fees to replace certain federal documents (e.g., passports, visas, or immigration documents) destroyed by a major disaster.
Under current law, the Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may waive replacement fees for these critical documents for individuals or households adversely affected by a major disaster. The bill requires the State Department and USCIS to waive these replacement fees when the documents are destroyed by a major disaster for which assistance is provided under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individuals and Households Program. The agencies must notify the public of the availability of these waivers on their respective websites.
The bill also requires the State Department and USCIS to annually report to Congress the number of such fee waivers granted and the resulting cost to the respective agencies.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: REPLACE Act
Also known as: Replacing Essential Passports and Licenses After Certain Emergencies Act
Latest action (Feb 13, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 13, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.