SENATE BILL: Let People Travel Act (Passed)

[Dr. MB]

It's ridiculous for the government to be charging people in order to travel out of the country. The process for obtaining a passport is unreasonably difficult already, and this will speed up the process while making it significantly more affordable - and easier to obtain a valid ID.

[Dr. MB]

iirc weren't passport fees raised at one point to fund a Labor bill a few sessions ago? Doesn't seem like a good idea to remove a source of funding for existing programs.

Would applicants still be charged fees to expedite their application of they chose to do so?

link to the bill?

And yes, they still would be charged expedition fees.

[Dr. MB]

Seems like an easy fix, introducing an amendment:

Let People Travel Act

SENATE BILL

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: NAME

1. This bill may be cited as the Let People Travel Act.

SECTION II: NO MORE DUMB FEES

1. No fee or tax shall be charged for first-time application or renewal of any Atlasian passport book or passport card.
2. Passport photographs shall be available to be taken free of charge at every facility which accepts passport applications.
3. Section 5 of the Citizen Affordability Act, "The fee associated with the filing of a passport application is hereby increased by $10", is hereby struck out.

24 hours to object.

[Dr. MB]

Motion for a final vote. 24 hours to object.

[Dr. MB]

Aye