To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.
Latest action · Aug 9, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-299.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2004
- Passed HouseJun 14, 2004
- Passed SenateJul 22, 2004
- To the PresidentJul 28, 2004
- Became lawAug 9, 2004Public Law 108-299
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 to extend by one year the deadline for: (1) installing at all U.S. ports of entry equipment and software capable of processing machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents and passports that contain biometric identifiers; (2) Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to certify that they are issuing machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports that contain biometric and document authentication identifiers comporting with specified standards; and (3) VWP participants who are issued passports on or after the new deadline to present passports that comply with such requirements.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2004 to Jun 14, 2004; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | May 20, 2004 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jun 14, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Jun 14, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 20, 2004 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2004 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2004Discharged Jul 23, 2004 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2004Signed by President.
- Aug 9, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-299.
- Jul 28, 2004Presented to President.
- Jul 23, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 22, 2004Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8807)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8807 | Harry Reid D-NV, William H. Frist R-TN | Jul 22, 2004 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1131 | Jeff Flake R-AZ | Jun 15, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3908–H3910Text printed H3908 | Dale E. Kildee D-MI, Ed Case D-HI, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. R-WI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Lantos D-CA | Jun 14, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-96 | TRAVEL AND TOURISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY: IMPROVING BOTH WITHOUT SACRIFICING EITHER80 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 23, 2004 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32221 | Visa Waiver Program | Report | Oct 15, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 25, 2004Referred in Senate
- Jun 14, 2004Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2004Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.