Ensuring Children Receive Support Act

The Ensuring Children Receive Support Act (H.R. 3034) would change how the federal government handles passports for parents who owe significant child support. Under current law, the Department of State is required to deny new passport applications for individuals who owe more than $2,500 in back child support, but it has the discretion to decide whether or not to revoke an existing passport. This bill would remove that discretion, making it mandatory for the Department of State to revoke the existing passports of individuals certified as owing more than $2,500 in child support. For citizens, this means that falling behind on child support payments above this threshold would lead to the automatic loss of international travel privileges until the debt is addressed.