Democrats Reject Proposal to Revoke Passports
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has formally killed a GOP proposal to give Secretary of State Marco Rubio the power to revoke Americans' passports over alleged terror ties.
The proposal, introduced by Brian Mast, R-Fla., would have allowed the secretary of state to refuse to issue passports or revoke them from people he determined to have provided material support to terrorists.
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Following an online backlash, Mast introduced an amendment to his own bill dropping the idea, which was formally approved by the committee.
Author's summary: Proposal to revoke passports rejected.
- The proposal was introduced by Brian Mast, R-Fla.
- The secretary of state would have had unilateral power over passports.
- The proposal was dropped due to online backlash and formally killed by the committee.