# 118-hr-8234: To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.

118-hr-8234, To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8234
- Congress: 118
- Title: To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2024-05-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2024-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2024-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 118-hr-9274: SHAWL Act
- 118-hr-9160: PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2024
- 118-hr-8231: James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 118-hres-1127: Reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and recognizing the 45th anniversary of the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act.

## Sources
- [118-hr-8234 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8234)

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- [118-hr-9274: SHAWL Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9274)
- [118-hr-9160: PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9160)
- [118-hr-8231: James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8231)
- [118-hres-1127: Reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and recognizing the 45th ann…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-1127)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8234 (as of 2026-10-15).