Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act

Sponsor: Mike Levin (Democratic-CA)February 5, 2026

AI-generated ?

Report an error

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Veterans with a Purple Heart or Medal of Honor would not pay for passports.

This bill would let veterans who earned a Purple Heart or Medal of Honor get their passports for free. Right now, everyone pays these fees. This change would save these veterans money when applying for or renewing their passports.

What Would Change

Today, all individuals, including those awarded the Purple Heart or Medal of Honor, must pay certain fees for U.S. passports. If this bill becomes law, veterans who received a Purple Heart or Medal of Honor would no longer have to pay these specific passport fees.

Key Provisions

Would let veterans awarded the Purple Heart or Medal of Honor not pay certain passport fees.
Would require the Department of State to work with the Department of Defense to create an agreement to set up the fee waiver.
Would require this agreement to include rules for documents and checking who qualifies for the fee waiver.

View on Congress.gov

HR 7398 · 119th Congress · February 5, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Lobbying Activity

2 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2 filings

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

Take Action on This Bill

Write a Letter

Send a letter to your representatives via ResistBot

Text 50409 Open ResistBot