House Amendment Would Allow Rubio to Revoke Citizen Passports in Terror Cases

GOP Rep. Backtracks on Bill That Could Let Marco Rubio Revoke Passports From Israel Critics

GOP Rep. Brian Mast moved to strike his own provision that would give Marco Rubio power to revoke U.S. passports.

House amendment would allow Rubio to revoke citizen passports in terror cases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE) — A new proposal could give Secretary of State Marco Rubio the power to revoke passports from US citizens. The House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced the bi-partisan State Department Reauthorization bill last week. If the amendment is passed, Rubio would be able to revoke passports if the department found evidence someone had abetted a foreign terrorist organization. The same violations would bar anyone from receiving…

'Thought policing' bill could strip US citizens of passports for political speech

Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech.The bill, introduced by Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), will come up for a hearing o...

New ‘Thought Policing’ Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech

One environmental attorney said that the EPA proposal “prioritizes chemical industry profits and utility companies’ bottom line over the health of children and families across the country.”

A New Bill Could Let Marco Rubio Strip U.S. Citizens of Their Passports — for What They Say About Israel

A bill making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives is raising red flags among civil rights advocates, who warn that it could give Secretary of State Marco Rubio the unchecked power to revoke U.S. passports.

House bill would let Marco Rubio strip passports over political speech

Provision would let the Secretary of State deny or revoke passports over alleged “material support” as critics warn of thought policing and unchecked authority.