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 · Oct 23, 2009 For Further Action See H.R.3619.
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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2009 to Feb 11, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 9, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Feb 11, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2009 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jan 28, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2009 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2009For Further Action See H.R.3619.
- Sep 22, 2009For Further Action See H.R.3619.
- Mar 24, 2009For Further Action See H.R.1148.
- Feb 5, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
- Jan 28, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2009Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Jan 28, 2009Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 28, 2009Referred to House Homeland Security
- Jan 28, 2009For Further Action See H.R.1148.
- Jan 28, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-696 | THE ADA AND OLMSTEAD ENFORCEMENT: ENSURING COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES64 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jun 22, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-15 | THE FUTURE OF FUSION CENTERS: POTENTIAL PROMISE AND DANGERS71 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Apr 1, 2009 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1148 | 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. | Procedurally related | Sep 22, 2009 |
| HR 3619 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 | Procedurally related | Oct 15, 2010 |
Titles 1
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 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 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2009Introduced 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.
