Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act

Summary

Creates a permanent fee exemption for U.S. passport applications and renewals for people who have been awarded the Purple Heart or the Medal of Honor. Requires the State Department, working through its Consular Affairs office, to enter a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Defense to set documentation standards and a DoD verification process for eligible applicants.

• Waives U.S. passport application and renewal fees for Purple Heart and Medal of Honor recipients.
• Requires the State Department's Consular Affairs office to sign an MOU with the Department of Defense to implement the waiver.
• MOU must set required documentation and a DoD verification procedure that cross-checks military service records.
• Makes a targeted statutory change to the federal passport-fee law (22 U.S.C. § 214).
• Does not include new appropriations; any administrative costs are to be managed within existing agency budgets.
• Applies only to the two specified military awards and does not create broader veteran eligibility.
• Intended verification by DoD aims to limit improper claims of the waiver.
• Minimal fiscal impact expected but could slightly reduce passport fee revenue and add modest agency administrative work.