# 119-s-566: REPLACE Act

119-s-566, REPLACE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-566
- Congress: 119
- Title: REPLACE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fee waivers for disaster survivors: benefit, low. 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 bef…

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- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the…

## Sources
- [119-s-566 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/566)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-566 (as of 2025-12-21).