Passport Act of 1926

Passport Act of 1926

Long title	An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 69th United States Congress
Effective	July 3, 1926
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 69–493
Statutes at Large	44 Stat. 887, Chap. 772
Codification
Acts amended	Passport Act of 1920
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created	22 U.S.C. ch. 4 § 211 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 12495 by R. Walton Moore (D–VA) on June 3, 1926 Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs Passed the House on June 21, 1926 (Passed) Passed the Senate on July 3, 1926 (Passed) Signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge on July 3, 1926
Major amendments
Passport Act of 1930 [1] Passport Act of 1932 [2]

Passport Act of 1926, 22 U.S.C § 211, is a United States statue authorizing the issuance of United States passports and visas for a validity of two years from the issue date. The Act of Congress provided the United States Department of State authority to limit the validity of a passport or visa in accordance with the Immigration Act of 1924.

The H.R. 12495 legislation was passed by the 69th U.S. Congressional session and enacted into law by the 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge on July 3, 1926.

• Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Calvin Coolidge: "Executive Order 4224 1/2 - Waiver or Reduction of Application and Visa Fees for Non-Immigrants.," May 15, 1925". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
• Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Calvin Coolidge: "Executive Order 4359-A - Citizenship, Passports and Protection.," December 19, 1925". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

• Consular identification card
• Emergency Quota Act
• Passport Act of 1782
• Reed–Jenkins Act
• United States Foreign Service

• U.S. Department of State (1896). "Regulations Prescribed for Use of Consular Service of United States" [Consular Regulations of 1896]. Internet Archive. United States Government Publishing Office. OCLC 10580152.
• U.S. Department of State (1924). "Diplomatic and Consular Service of the United States". Internet Archive. United States Government Publishing Office. OCLC 6712149.

• Works related to Passport Act of 1926 at Wikisource
• "Decision of Comptroller General - 5 Comp. Gen. 879 ~ Foreign Service Visa Fees". U.S. GAO ~ A-13924. U.S. Government Accountability Office. May 1, 1926.
• "Decision of Comptroller General - 20 Comp. Gen. 624 ~ Passport Fee". U.S. GAO ~ A-15758. U.S. Government Accountability Office. April 11, 1941.