Passport Act of 1920 or Passport Control Act, 1920 was a federal statute authored by the United States 66th Congress. The United States sixty-sixth congressional motion was coaxed by the League of Nations pursuing a global passport control protocol for international transits after the cessation of World War I. The Paris Conference on Passports & Customs Formalities and Through Tickets convened in Paris during October 1920 chartering a standardized passport booklet arrangement.

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 The public law repealed section one of the Expatriation Act of 1907 discontinuing the issuance of passports to persons not declaring an American citizenship or a renunciation of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

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Associated U.S. Statutes as Related to Immigration

Date of EnactmentPublic Law No.U.S. StatuteU.S. Bill No.U.S. President AdministrationJune 25, 1798P.L. 5-58John AdamsMarch 26, 1910P.L. 61–107William H. TaftFebruary 5, 1917P.L. 64-301Woodrow WilsonMay 7, 1917P.L. 65–10Woodrow WilsonMay 9, 1918P.L. 65–144 Woodrow WilsonJune 29, 1918Pub. Res. 65–34 Woodrow WilsonOctober 16, 1918P.L. 65-221 Woodrow WilsonOctober 19, 1918Pub. Res. 65–44 Woodrow WilsonNovember 10, 1919P.L. 66–79Woodrow WilsonDecember 24, 1919Pub. Res. 66–27Woodrow WilsonMay 10, 1920P.L. 66–197Woodrow WilsonJune 5, 1920P.L. 66-254Woodrow WilsonJune 5, 1920P.L. 66-262Woodrow WilsonMay 19, 1921P.L. 67–5Warren G. HardingAugust 22, 1921Pub. Res. 67–16Warren G. HardingNovember 23, 1921Pub. Res. 67–29Warren G. HardingMay 11, 1922Pub. Res. 67–55Warren G. HardingMay 26, 1922P.L. 67-227Warren G. HardingDecember 27, 1922Pub. Res. 67–78Warren G. HardingJune 7, 1924Pub. Res. 68–37Calvin CoolidgeFebruary 25, 1925P.L. 68-464Calvin CoolidgeMay 26, 1926P.L. 69-296Calvin CoolidgeJuly 3, 1926P.L. 69-459Calvin CoolidgeMarch 4, 1927Pub. Res. 69-69Calvin CoolidgeMarch 31, 1928Pub. Res 70–20Calvin CoolidgeMay 29, 1928Pub. Res. 70–61Calvin CoolidgeMarch 4, 1929P.L. 70–1018Calvin Coolidge

Statements of Woodrow Wilson

Statements of Calvin Coolidge

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