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119-s-566119th CongressWALLET

REPLACE Act

Sponsored By: Senator Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

Introduced

Summary

Automatic fee waivers for replacing essential passports and licenses after major disasters. This bill would require the President to waive fees for certain critical documents for individuals or households whose documents were destroyed and who receive assistance under the Individuals and Households Program (Section 408) of the Stafford Act.

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  • Families and households: Affected people would get fee-free replacement of qualifying critical documents when those documents are destroyed by a major disaster and the household receives Section 408 Individual and Households Program assistance.
  • Federal agencies and transparency: The Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services must publish public notices on their websites about waiver availability and report to Congress annually the number of waivers granted and the cost to their agency.
  • Coordination and scope: The waiver must be provided in consultation with the Governor of the affected State and is described as a benefit that applies regardless of other, unrelated program requirements.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Fee waivers for disaster survivors

If enacted, this bill would require the President to waive certain government replacement fees for people whose critical documents were destroyed in a major disaster and who get Individuals and Households Program (section 408) help. The President would consult the Governor of the affected State before waiving fees. The Secretary of State and USCIS would post notices on their websites that these waivers are available. Each of those agencies would report to Congress each year on how many waivers they gave and the cost to the agency. The bill would also clarify that the Presidential fee-waiver duty applies regardless of other triggers.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

  • Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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