Passport Act of 1920

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Passport Act of 1920
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Long titleAn Act for expenses of regulating entry into the United States, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved May 22, 1918, and Public Act Numbered 79 of the Sixty-sixth Congress, when the latter Act shall have become effective, $250,000, in addition to the remaining $150,000 of the sum appropriated by section 4 of said Public Act Numbered 79.
NicknamesPassport Control Act, 1920
Enacted bythe 66th United States Congress
EffectiveJuly 1, 1920
Citations
Public law Pub. L.   66–238
Statutes at Large 41  Stat.   739 aka 41 Stat. 750
Codification
Titles amended 22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created 22 U.S.C. ch. 4 §§ 214, 215, 216, 217
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 11960
  • Passed the House on January 26, 1920 (311-9)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on May 14, 1920; agreed to by the House on May 17, 1920 (97-194)  
  • Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on June 4, 1920
Major amendments

Passport Act of 1920 or Passport Control Act, 1920 was a federal statute authored by the United States 66th Congress. The legislation was an appropriations bill authorizing a fiscal policy for the United States Diplomatic and Consular Service.

Contents

The Act of Congress established a fees schedule for identity documents and travel documents as related to United States passports and visas. The public law repealed section one of the Expatriation Act of 1907 discontinuing the issuance of passports to persons not declaring an American citizenship or a renunciation of citizenship in the continental United States.

The United States administrative law petitioned the requisite articles of the Wartime Measure Act of 1918 providing regulatory travel authority for United States foreign departures, domestic entries, and mandatory U.S. passport purposes. The Wartime Measure Act remained in effect through World War I whereas the United States 66th Congress drafted bill H.R. 9782, superseding public law 65-154 by passing the Aliens Restriction Act or public law 66-79 as signed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson on November 10, 1919. [10] [11]

Clauses of the Act

The Passport Act of 1920 contains five sections establishing regulations for the issuance and passport validity of American passports with an inclusion for United States travel visas and work visas.

Passport Control Act - 41 Stat. 750
Expenses of regulating entry into the United States
Fees for Passports and Visés - 41 Stat. 750 § I
Act effective from and after the 1st day of July, 1920
Fees established for application and issue
Retention of fee by State officials
Persons exempted
Alien Passports - 41 Stat. 750-751 § II
Fees for visé and application
Persons exempt
Validity of Passport or Visé - 41 Stat. 751 § III
Validity limited to two years
U.S. Secretary of State by regulation shall limit the passport or visé validity to a shorter period
Foreign Country Refusal to Visé a Passport - 41 Stat. 751 § IV
Return of passport fee if visé refused by foreign officer
Expatriation of Citizens and Their Protection Abroad - 41 Stat. 751 § V
Expatriation Act of 1907 § I
Authority to issue passports to persons not American citizens repealed

See also

References

  1. "Passport Act of 1956 - P.L. 84-403" (PDF). 70 Stat. 11 ~ H.R. 5844. U.S. Government Publishing Office. February 10, 1956.
  2. "Passport Act of 1968 - P.L. 90-428" (PDF). 82 Stat. 446 ~ S. 1418. U.S. Government Publishing Office. July 26, 1968.
  3. "Passport Act of 1971 - P.L. 92-14" (PDF). 85 Stat. 38 ~ S. 531. U.S. Government Publishing Office. May 14, 1971.
  4. "H.R. 15172 ~ Passport Act of 1974". P.L. 93-417 ~ 88 Stat. 1151. Congress.gov. June 4, 1974.
  5. "Passport Act of 1974 - P.L. 93-417" (PDF). 88 Stat. 1151 ~ H.R. 15172. U.S. Government Publishing Office. September 17, 1974.
  6. "S. 784 ~ Passport Act of 1982". P.L. 97-241 ~ 96 Stat. 279. Congress.gov. March 24, 1981.
  7. "Passport Act of 1982 - P.L. 97-241" (PDF). 96 Stat. 279 ~ S. 1193. U.S. Government Publishing Office. August 24, 1982.
  8. "H.R. 4501 ~ Passport Services Enhancement Act of 2005". P.L. 109-167 ~ 119 Stat. 3578. Congress.gov. December 13, 2005.
  9. "Passport Services Enhancement Act of 2005 - P.L. 109-167" (PDF). 119 Stat. 3578 ~ H.R. 4501. U.S. Government Publishing Office. January 10, 2006.
  10. "66th Congress House Vote #103 - H.R. 9782". GovTrack.us. GovTrack. October 16, 1919.
  11. "Aliens Restriction Act of 1919 - P.L. 66-79" (PDF). 41 Stat. 353 - H.R. 9782. United States Library of Congress. November 10, 1919.
U.S. Statutes Governing the Admission Quotas for Foreign Persons
Date of EnactmentPublic Law No.U.S. StatuteU.S. Bill No.U.S. President Administration
June 25, 1798P.L. 5-581  Stat.   570 S. 26John Adams
March 26, 1910P.L. 61-10736  Stat.   263 H.R. 15816William H. Taft
February 5, 1917P.L. 64-30139  Stat.   874 H.R. 10384Woodrow Wilson
May 7, 1917P.L. 65-1040  Stat.   39 H.R. 2893Woodrow Wilson
May 9, 1918P.L. 65-14440  Stat.   542 H.R. 3132Woodrow Wilson
June 29, 1918Pub. Res. 65-3440  Stat.   634 H.J.Res. 255Woodrow Wilson
October 16, 1918P.L. 65-22140  Stat.   1012 H.R. 12402Woodrow Wilson
October 19, 1918Pub. Res. 65-4440  Stat.   1014 H.J.Res. 331Woodrow Wilson
November 10, 1919P.L. 66-7941  Stat.   353 H.R. 9782Woodrow Wilson
December 24, 1919Pub. Res. 66-2741  Stat.   385 S.J.Res. 131Woodrow Wilson
May 10, 1920P.L. 66-19741  Stat.   593 H.R. 6750Woodrow Wilson
June 5, 1920P.L. 66-25441  Stat.   981 S. 3566Woodrow Wilson
June 5, 1920P.L. 66-26241  Stat.   1008 H.R. 11214Woodrow Wilson
May 19, 1921P.L. 67-542  Stat.   5 H.R. 4075Warren G. Harding
August 22, 1921Pub. Res. 67-1642  Stat.   173 H.J.Res. 153Warren G. Harding
November 23, 1921Pub. Res. 67-2942  Stat.   325 S.J.Res. 33Warren G. Harding
May 11, 1922Pub. Res. 67-5542  Stat.   540 H.J.Res. 268Warren G. Harding
May 26, 1922P.L. 67-22742  Stat.   596 H.R. 2193Warren G. Harding
December 27, 1922Pub. Res. 67-7842  Stat.   1065 H.J.Res. 279Warren G. Harding
June 7, 1924Pub. Res. 68-3743  Stat.   669 H.J.Res. 283Calvin Coolidge
February 25, 1925P.L. 68-46443  Stat.   976 H.R. 11957Calvin Coolidge
May 26, 1926P.L. 69-29644  Stat.   657 H.R. 11204Calvin Coolidge
July 3, 1926P.L. 69-45944  Stat.   812 H.R. 10661Calvin Coolidge
March 4, 1927Pub. Res. 69-6944  Stat.   1455 S.J.Res. 152Calvin Coolidge
March 31, 1928Pub. Res 70-2045  Stat.   400 S.J.Res. 113Calvin Coolidge
May 29, 1928Pub. Res. 70-6145  Stat.   1009 S.J.Res. 5Calvin Coolidge
March 4, 1929P.L. 70-101845  Stat.   1551 S. 5094Calvin Coolidge

Statements of Woodrow Wilson

Statements of Calvin Coolidge

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