Passport Act of 1926

United States federal law

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.

## International Relations and U.S. President Calvin Coolidge

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* 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.

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Passport Act of 1930 - P.L. 71-488" (PDF). 46 Stat. 839 ~ H.R. 10826. U.S. Library of Congress. July 1, 1930.
2. ^ "Passport Act of 1932 - P.L. 72-136" (PDF). 47 Stat. 157 ~ H.R. 9393. U.S. Library of Congress. May 16, 1932.

## Bibliography

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* 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.

## External links

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* 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.

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Calvin Coolidge

* 30th President of the United States (1923–1929)
* 29th Vice President of the United States (1921–1923)
* 48th Governor of Massachusetts (1919–1921)

Life|

* Early life and family history
* Boyhood home and first inauguration site
* gravesite
* Calvin Coolidge House
* Early career and marriage
* Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Massachusetts
* Boston police strike (1919)
* Vice Presidency
* Retirement and death
* Presidential Library and Museum

Presidency
(timeline)|

* First inauguration
* Second inauguration
* Industry and trade
* Taxation (Revenue Act of 1924, Revenue Act of 1926, Revenue Act of 1928)
* Allegheny National Forest
* Civil rights (Indian Citizenship Act of 1924)
* Immigration Act of 1924
* Clarke–McNary Act
* Oil Pollution Act of 1924
* World War Adjusted Compensation Act (1924)
* Opposition to farm subsidies (McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill)
* Judiciary Act of 1925
* Federal Corrupt Practices Act Amendments of 1925
* Railway Labor Act
* Passport Act of 1926
* Flood control (Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, Flood Control Act of 1928)
* State of the Union Addresses (1926
* 1927)
* "I do not choose to run" (1927)
* Radio Act of 1927
* Federal Radio Commission
* Equal-time rule
* McFadden Act (1927)
* Brave Little State of Vermont speech (1928)
* McSweeney-McNary Act of 1928
* Migratory Bird Conservation Act
* Reed–Jenkins Act
* Foreign policy (Banana Wars, United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933), United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934), United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924), Washington Naval Treaty (1922), Kellogg–Briand Pact (1928)
* Presidential transition of Herbert Hoover
* Cabinet
* Judicial appointments
* Harlan F. Stone Supreme Court nomination

Elections|

* 1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
* 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
* 1920 Republican National Convention
* 1920 United States presidential election
* transition
* 1924 Republican National Convention
* 1924 United States presidential election

Books|

* The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929)

Public image|

* Things named after Coolidge
* Sesquicentennial half dollar
* U.S. postage stamps
* Coolidge effect
* SS President Coolidge
* Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries)

Family|

* Grace Coolidge (wife)
* John Coolidge (son)
* John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (father)
* Calvin Galusha Coolidge (grandfather)
* Arthur Brown, Olympia Brown, Charles A. Coolidge (cousins)
* Marcus A. Coolidge, Arthur W. Coolidge, Martha Coolidge, Carlos Coolidge (distant relations)
* Edmund Rice (ancestor)
* Rob Roy (family dog)
* Rebecca (pet raccoon)

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* Herbert Hoover →

* ← Thomas R. Marshall
* Charles G. Dawes →

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Immigration to the United States and related topics

Relevant colonial era,
United States and
international laws

| 18th century|

* Nationality law in the American Colonies
* Plantation Act of 1740
* Naturalization Act of 1790 / 1795 / 1798

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19th century|

* Naturalization Act of 1802
* Act to Encourage Immigration (1864)
* Civil Rights Act of 1866
* 14th Amendment (1868)
* Naturalization Act of 1870
* Page Act of 1875
* Immigration Act of 1882
* Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
* Scott Act of 1888
* Immigration Act of 1891
* Geary Act of 1892

20th century|

* Immigration Act of 1903
* Naturalization Act of 1906
* Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907
* Immigration Act of 1907
* Immigration Act of 1917
* Immigration Act of 1918
* Emergency Quota Act of 1921
* Cable Act of 1922
* Immigration Act of 1924
* Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
* Philippine Independence Act of 1934
* Filipino Repatriation Act of 1935
* Nationality Act of 1940
* Bracero Program (1942–1964)
* Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943
* War Brides Act of 1945
* Alien Fiancées and Fiancés Act of 1946
* Luce–Celler Act of 1946
* UN Refugee Convention (1951)
* Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 / 1965
* Refugee Act of 1980
* Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
* Family Fairness (1987)
* Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1987
* Immigration Act of 1990
* Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994
* Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
* Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
* Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act of 1997
* American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998

21st century|

* American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act of 2000
* Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
* Child Citizenship Act of 2000
* Legal Immigration Family Equity Act of 2000
* Homeland Security Act of 2002
* H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004
* Real ID Act of 2005
* International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005
* Secure Fence Act of 2006
* Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014
* Laken Riley Act of 2025

Visas and policies|

* Visa policy
* Permanent residence (Green card)
* Visa Waiver Program
* Temporary protected status (TPS)
* Asylum
* Green Card Lottery
* Central American Minors
* Employment authorization document (EAD card)
* Deferred action
* Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
* Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA)
* Parole
* Keeping Families Together (KFT)
* Adjustment of status
* US-VISIT
* Security Advisory Opinion
* E-Verify
* National Origins Formula
* Expedited removal
* Detention
* Family
* Unaccompanied children
* Trump administration family separation policy
* Trump travel ban

Government
organizations

* Department of Homeland Security
* Immigration and Customs Enforcement
* U.S. Border Patrol (BORTAC)
* U.S. Customs and Border Protection
* U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
* Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
* Executive Office for Immigration Review
* Board of Immigration Appeals
* Office of Refugee Resettlement

Supreme Court cases|

* Chae Chan Ping v. U.S. (1889)
* Nishimura Ekiu v. U.S. (1892)
* Fong Yue Ting v. U.S. (1893)
* U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)
* Ozawa v. U.S. (1922)
* U.S. v. Bhagat Singh Thind (1923)
* Knauff v. Shaughnessy (1950)
* Harisiades v. Shaughnessy (1952)
* Shaughnessy v. Mezei (1953)
* Kleindienst v. Mandel (1972)
* U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975)
* I.N.S. v. St. Cyr (2001)
* Zadvydas v. Davis (2001)
* Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting (2011)
* Trump v. Hawaii (2018)
* D.H.S. v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal. (2020)
* D.H.S. v. Thuraissigiam (2020)
* Department of State v. Muñoz (2024)

Related issues
and events

* 2006 protests
* Brooks County, Texas
* Central American migrant caravans
* Economic impact
* Effects
* Eugenics in the United States
* Guest worker program
* Human trafficking
* Human smuggling
* Coyotaje
* Immigration reduction
* Immigration reform
* List of people deported from the United States
* Mexico–United States border crisis
* Mexico–United States border wall
* Labor shortage
* March for America
* Undocumented immigrant population
* Reverse immigration
* Unaccompanied minors from Central America
* Illegal immigration to the United States
* Detention and deportation of American citizens in the second Trump administration

Geography|

* Mexico–United States border
* Canada–United States border
* United States Border Patrol interior checkpoints

Proposed legislation|

* DREAM Act (2001–2010)
* H.R. 4437 (2005)
* McCain–Kennedy (2005)
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act 2006
* STRIVE Act (2007)
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act 2007
* Uniting American Families Act (2000–2013)
* Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013
* SAFE Act (2015)
* RAISE Act (2017)
* U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

Immigration stations
and points of entry|

* Angel Island
* Castle Garden
* East Boston
* Ellis Island
* Otay Mesa
* San Ysidro
* Sullivan's Island
* Washington Avenue

Operations|

* "Wetback" (1954)
* "Peter Pan" (1960–1962)
* "Babylift" (1975)
* "Gatekeeper" (1994)
* "Endgame" (2003–2012)
* "Front Line" (2004–2005)
* "Streamline" (2005–present)
* "Return to Sender" (2006–2007)
* "Jump Start" (2006–2008)
* "Phalanx" (2010–2016)
* "Faithful Patriot" (2018–present)

State legislation|

* California DREAM Act (2006–2010)
* Arizona SB 1070 (2010)
* Alabama HB 56 (2011)

Non-governmental
organizations

* Arizona Border Recon
* California Coalition for Immigration Reform
* CASA of Maryland
* Center for Immigration Studies
* Center for Migration Studies of New York
* Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
* Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
* Community Change
* Federation for American Immigration Reform
* Improve The Dream
* Mexica Movement
* Mexicans Without Borders
* Migration Policy Institute
* Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
* Minuteman Project
* National Immigration Forum
* National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
* Negative Population Growth
* No More Deaths
* NumbersUSA
* Save Our State
* Utah Compact

Documentaries|

* Borderland (TV series)
* Missing in Brooks County

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