HR 6903 — Ensuring Children Receive Support Act
Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 18, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
5 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The text adds a reference indicating that H.R. 6903 was received in the Senate on April 28, 2026, and has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. It also removes a note that referred to the bill being engrossed in the House. This change clarifies the bill's progression through the legislative process.
6903 EngrossedReferred in HouseSenate (EH)](RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
6903 _______________________________________________________________________ ANIN ACTTHE ToSENATE requireOF theTHE SecretaryUNITED ofSTATES StateApril to28, revoke2026 anyReceived; United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.
read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.
Clerk.KEVIN F.
119thMCCUMBER, CONGRESSClerk. 2d Session H.
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6903 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.
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- Referred in Senate View text Current html April 28, 2026
- Engrossed Engrossed in House html April 27, 2026
- Reported Reported in House html April 27, 2026
- Introduced Introduced in House html December 18, 2025
Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 2.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-624, Part I.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
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Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541.
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Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3113-3114)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6903.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3113)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Jimmy Panetta · Cosponsor
- Beth Van Duyne · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Van Duyne, Beth Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Panetta, Jimmy Democratic
Not signed on (545)
545 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HR 6903?
- HR 6903 is sponsored by Panetta, Jimmy (Democratic) and Van Duyne, Beth (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 6903?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 18, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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