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Passport Act of 1920
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Long title	An 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.
Nicknames	Passport Control Act, 1920
Enacted by	the 66th United States Congress
Effective	July 1, 1920
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 1926 Passport Act of 1956 Passport Act of 1968 Passport Act of 1971 Passport Act of 1974 Passport Act of 1982 Passport Services Act of 2005

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.

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 The public law repealed section one of the Expatriation Act of 1907 discontinuing the issuance of passports to persons not declaring an American citizenship or a renunciation of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.

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

References

"Passport Act of 1956 - P.L. 84-403" (PDF). 70 Stat. 11 ~ H.R. 5844. U.S. Government Publishing Office. February 10, 1956.
"Passport Act of 1968 - P.L. 90-428" (PDF). 82 Stat. 446 ~ S. 1418. U.S. Government Publishing Office. July 26, 1968.
"Passport Act of 1971 - P.L. 92-14" (PDF). 85 Stat. 38 ~ S. 531. U.S. Government Publishing Office. May 14, 1971.
"H.R. 15172 ~ Passport Act of 1974". P.L. 93-417 ~ 88 Stat. 1151. Congress.gov. June 4, 1974.
"Passport Act of 1974 - P.L. 93-417" (PDF). 88 Stat. 1151 ~ H.R. 15172. U.S. Government Publishing Office. September 17, 1974.
"S. 784 ~ Passport Act of 1982". P.L. 97-241 ~ 96 Stat. 279. Congress.gov. March 24, 1981.
"Passport Act of 1982 - P.L. 97-241" (PDF). 96 Stat. 279 ~ S. 1193. U.S. Government Publishing Office. August 24, 1982.
"H.R. 4501 ~ Passport Services Enhancement Act of 2005". P.L. 109-167 ~ 119 Stat. 3578. Congress.gov. December 13, 2005.
"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.
"66th Congress House Vote #103 - H.R. 9782". GovTrack.us. GovTrack. October 16, 1919.
"Aliens Restriction Act of 1919 - P.L. 66-79" (PDF). 41 Stat. 353 - H.R. 9782. United States Library of Congress. November 10, 1919.

Associated U.S. Statutes as Related to Immigration

U.S. Statutes Governing the Admission Quotas for Foreign Persons

Date of Enactment	Public Law No.	U.S. Statute	U.S. Bill No.	U.S. President Administration
June 25, 1798	P.L. 5-58	1 Stat. 570	S. 26	John Adams
March 26, 1910	P.L. 61-107	36 Stat. 263	H.R. 15816	William H. Taft
February 5, 1917	P.L. 64-301	39 Stat. 874	H.R. 10384	Woodrow Wilson
May 7, 1917	P.L. 65-10	40 Stat. 39	H.R. 2893	Woodrow Wilson
May 9, 1918	P.L. 65-144	40 Stat. 542	H.R. 3132	Woodrow Wilson
June 29, 1918	Pub. Res. 65-34	40 Stat. 634	H.J.Res. 255	Woodrow Wilson
October 16, 1918	P.L. 65-221	40 Stat. 1012	H.R. 12402	Woodrow Wilson
October 19, 1918	Pub. Res. 65-44	40 Stat. 1014	H.J.Res. 331	Woodrow Wilson
November 10, 1919	P.L. 66-79	41 Stat. 353	H.R. 9782	Woodrow Wilson
December 24, 1919	Pub. Res. 66-27	41 Stat. 385	S.J.Res. 131	Woodrow Wilson
May 10, 1920	P.L. 66-197	41 Stat. 593	H.R. 6750	Woodrow Wilson
June 5, 1920	P.L. 66-254	41 Stat. 981	S. 3566	Woodrow Wilson
June 5, 1920	P.L. 66-262	41 Stat. 1008	H.R. 11214	Woodrow Wilson
May 19, 1921	P.L. 67-5	42 Stat. 5	H.R. 4075	Warren G. Harding
August 22, 1921	Pub. Res. 67-16	42 Stat. 173	H.J.Res. 153	Warren G. Harding
November 23, 1921	Pub. Res. 67-29	42 Stat. 325	S.J.Res. 33	Warren G. Harding
May 11, 1922	Pub. Res. 67-55	42 Stat. 540	H.J.Res. 268	Warren G. Harding
May 26, 1922	P.L. 67-227	42 Stat. 596	H.R. 2193	Warren G. Harding
December 27, 1922	Pub. Res. 67-78	42 Stat. 1065	H.J.Res. 279	Warren G. Harding
June 7, 1924	Pub. Res. 68-37	43 Stat. 669	H.J.Res. 283	Calvin Coolidge
February 25, 1925	P.L. 68-464	43 Stat. 976	H.R. 11957	Calvin Coolidge
May 26, 1926	P.L. 69-296	44 Stat. 657	H.R. 11204	Calvin Coolidge
July 3, 1926	P.L. 69-459	44 Stat. 812	H.R. 10661	Calvin Coolidge
March 4, 1927	Pub. Res. 69-69	44 Stat. 1455	S.J.Res. 152	Calvin Coolidge
March 31, 1928	Pub. Res 70-20	45 Stat. 400	S.J.Res. 113	Calvin Coolidge
May 29, 1928	Pub. Res. 70-61	45 Stat. 1009	S.J.Res. 5	Calvin Coolidge
March 4, 1929	P.L. 70-1018	45 Stat. 1551	S. 5094	Calvin Coolidge

Statements of Woodrow Wilson

Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Woodrow Wilson: "Executive Order 2022 — Temporarily Abolishing Fees for Passports and Providing for Certification of Same.," August 14, 1914". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Woodrow Wilson: "Executive Order 2285 — Requiring American Citizens Traveling Abroad to Procure Passports.," December 15, 1915". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Woodrow Wilson: "Executive Order 2341 — Relating to Cancellation and Reissue of Passports.," March 13, 1916". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Woodrow Wilson: "Proclamation 1473 — Issuance of Passports and Granting of Permits to Depart from and Enter the United States.," August 8, 1918". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Woodrow Wilson: "Remarks to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate.," August 19, 1919". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

Statements of Calvin Coolidge

Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Calvin Coolidge: "Excerpts of the President's News Conference ~ Questions of Immigration.," November 23, 1923". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

Bibliography

U.S. Department of State (1870). "Regulations Prescribed for Use of Consular Service of United States" [Consular Regulations of 1870]. HathiTrust Digital Library. United States Government Publishing Office. OCLC 820928803.
Jones, Chester Lloyd (1906). "The Consular Service of the United States: Its History and Activities". HathiTrust Digital Library. The John C. Winston Co. OCLC 11939029.
U.S. Department of State (1924). "Diplomatic and Consular Service of the United States". Internet Archive. United States Government Publishing Office. OCLC 6712149.
Knickerbocker, Hubert Renfro (1931). "Fighting the Red Trade Menace". HathiTrust Digital Library. New York City, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. OCLC 1800737.
Lane, Arthur Henry (1934). "The Alien Menace: A Statement Of The Case". Internet Archive. London, United Kingdom: Boswell Publishing Co. OCLC 5866332.

External links

"Immigration in the USA". Spartacus-Educational.com. Spartacus Educational Publishers.
"United States Map of Immigration Data Since 1880 to 2000". NYT Immigration Explorer. The New York Times. March 10, 2009.

Immigration to the United States and related topics

Relevant colonial era,
United States and
international laws

Colonial era	Nationality law in the American Colonies Plantation Act 1740
18th century	Naturalization Act 1790 / 1795 / 1798
19th century	Naturalization Law 1802 Act to Encourage Immigration (1864) Civil Rights Act of 1866 14th Amendment (1868) Naturalization Act 1870 Page Act (1875) Immigration Act of 1882 Chinese Exclusion (1882) Scott Act (1888) Immigration Act of 1891 Geary Act (1892)
1900–1949	Immigration Act 1903 Naturalization Act 1906 Gentlemen's Agreement (1907) Immigration Act 1907 Immigration Act 1917 (Asian Barred Zone) Immigration Act 1918 Emergency Quota Act (1921) Cable Act (1922) Immigration Act 1924 Tydings–McDuffie Act (1934) Filipino Repatriation Act (1935) Nationality Act of 1940 Bracero Program (1942–1964) Magnuson Act (1943) War Brides Act (1945) Alien Fiancées and Fiancés Act (1946) Luce–Celler Act (1946)
1950–1999	UN Refugee Convention (1951) Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 / 1965 Section 212(f) Section 287(g) Refugee Act (1980) Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) Family Fairness (1987) American Homecoming Act (1989) Immigration Act 1990 Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act (INTCA) 1994 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) (1996) Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) (1997) American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA) (1998)
21st century	American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) (2000) Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) (2000) H-1B Visa Reform Act (2004) Real ID Act (2005) Secure Fence Act (2006) DACA (2012) DAPA (2014) Executive Order 13769 (2017) Executive Order 13780 (2017) Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States (2021) Keeping Families Together (KFT) (2024)