# 117-hr-8193: Ensuring Children Receive Support Act

117-hr-8193, Ensuring Children Receive Support Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8193
- Congress: 117
- Title: Ensuring Children Receive Support Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- Introduced: 2022-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Children Receive Support Act This bill requires the Department of State to revoke passports for certain individuals who fail to make child support payments. Under current law, if the Department of Health and Human Services certifies that an individual owes more than $2,500 in child support, the Department of State must refuse to issue the individual a passport and may revoke a previously issued passport. Under the bill, State must revoke the previously issued passport.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2022-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.
- 117-hconres-33: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

## Sources
- [117-hr-8193 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8193)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5586)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hconres-33: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hconres-33)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8193 (as of 2025-11-18).