HR 4403 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

Latest action · Apr 18, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 15, 2017
  2. Passed HouseApr 17, 2018
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering any U.S. port or place to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that any such information, including social security numbers, passport numbers, and residential addresses, are removed from any manifest signed and transmitted to the CBP before it is disclosed to the public.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2017 to Mar 5, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalNov 15, 2017
R-AKDon YoungJan 30, 2018
R-NYElise M. StefanikJan 30, 2018
R-ORGreg WaldenJan 30, 2018
R-INLarry BucshonJan 30, 2018
R-ILRodney DavisJan 30, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanFeb 6, 2018
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.Feb 6, 2018
R-PALloyd SmuckerFeb 6, 2018
R-CADavid G. ValadaoFeb 8, 2018
R-INSusan W. BrooksFeb 8, 2018
R-TXPete SessionsFeb 16, 2018
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaFeb 26, 2018
R-ILMike BostMar 5, 2018
R-KSRoger MarshallMar 5, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Nov 15, 2017Markup Apr 11, 2018Reported Apr 16, 2018
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Apr 18, 2018

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 18, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Apr 17, 2018Mr. Reichert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Apr 17, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3359-3364)
  4. Apr 17, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4403.
  5. Apr 17, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3359)
  6. Apr 17, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Apr 16, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-639.
  8. Apr 16, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 490.
  9. Apr 11, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  10. Apr 11, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  11. Nov 15, 2017Introduced in House
  12. Nov 15, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3359–H3364Text printed H3359Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, David G. Reichert R-WA, Jeff Denham R-CAApr 17, 2018

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 estimate

  1. Apr 13, 2018H.R. 4403, Moving Americans Privacy Protection ActOrdered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 11, 2018

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 187, November 15, 2017, page H9377.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 998Moving Americans Privacy Protection ActIdentical billMay 1, 2017

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 18, 2018Referred in Senate
  2. Apr 17, 2018Engrossed in House
  3. Apr 16, 2018Reported in House
  4. Nov 15, 2017Introduced in House

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