To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.
Latest action · Jul 30, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 24, 2007
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 10, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct, through the Coast Guard in the maritime environment, a program for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security and for other purposes; (2) ensure such program's coordination with other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) biometric identification programs; and (3) report to the appropriate congressional committees respecting the cost of expanding the Coast Guard's biometric identification capabilities for use by other Coast Guard and DHS vessels and units.
Defines "biometric identification" as the use of fingerprint and digital photography images.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 534 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed394–3 | Jul 29, 2008 |
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2007 to Oct 10, 2007; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Aug 4, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Sep 4, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Oct 10, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 24, 2007Markup Jun 26, 2008Reported Jul 10, 2008 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 7, 2007Discharged Jun 26, 2008 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 29, 2008Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7182-7183)
- Jul 29, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2490.
- Jul 29, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7267-7268)
- Jul 29, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 3, 1 Present (Roll no. 534). (text: CR H7182)
- Jul 29, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 10, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-751.
- Jul 10, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 477.
- Jun 26, 2008Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism Discharged.
- Jun 26, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 26, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
- May 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7182, H7183Text printed H7182Recorded votes H7267conduct | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL | Jul 29, 2008 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 8, 2008H.R. 2490, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Hosue Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008</p>
- Jul 8, 2008H.R. 2490, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border securityCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Hosue Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008
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. 110-118 | THE BORDER SECURITY CHALLENGE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS68 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 22, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot program for the mobile biometric identification in the maritime environment of aliens unlawfully attempting to enter the United States.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 29, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 10, 2008Reported in House
- May 24, 2007Introduced 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.
