the hill: house bill targets us passport backlog house bill targets us passport backlog by alex gangitano lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation on thursday that would require the biden administration to submit a plan to eliminate the massive u.s. passport passport backlog elimination act was introduced by democratic reps. gerry connolly (va.) and carolyn maloney (n.y.) and gop reps. adam kinzinger (ill.) and tim burchett (tenn.).