# 116-hr-7623: Passport Backlog Elimination Act

116-hr-7623, Passport Backlog Elimination Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7623
- Congress: 116
- Title: Passport Backlog Elimination Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Passport Backlog Elimination Act This bill requires the Department of State to submit and implement a plan containing specified actionable strategies to eliminate the backlog of passport applications that is due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7623)

## Related
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7623 (as of 2025-11-18).