Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 5, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 724.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 4, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP). That program was established to address and reduce national security, border security, and terrorist threats before such threats reach the international border of the United States.
In carrying out BITMAP operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must: (1) coordinate foreign and U.S. officials to facilitate the sharing of biometric and biographic information of foreign nationals to identify and screen such nationals for terrorism and threats to national or border security; (2) provide capabilities, including training and equipment, to collect and compare biometric and biographic identification data of foreign nationals to protect against national security, border security, or terrorist threats and illegal entries; and (3) ensure that such data are incorporated into appropriate government databases.
Before carrying out BITMAP operations in a foreign country, DHS must enter into an agreement with the government of such country that outlines such operations and must provide the congressional homeland security committees with a copy of the agreement.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 381 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed272–119 | Sep 4, 2018 |
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2018 to Jul 23, 2018; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Jul 23, 2018 |
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 Jul 19, 2018Markup Jul 24, 2018Reported Aug 28, 2018 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 5, 2018Markup Sep 26, 2018Reported Dec 5, 2018 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2018Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-419.
- Dec 5, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 724.
- Sep 26, 2018Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Sep 5, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 4, 2018Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 4, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR S7786-7789)
- Sep 4, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6439.
- Sep 4, 2018At 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.
- Sep 4, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR S7806)
- Sep 4, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 272 - 119 (Roll no. 381). (text: CR H7786-7787)
- Sep 4, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 28, 2018Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-909.
- Aug 28, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 705.
- Jul 24, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 24, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 19, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2018Referred 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 H7786–H7789Text printed H7786Recorded votes H7806establish | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Sep 4, 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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 3, 2018H.R. 6439, Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 26, 2018
- Aug 7, 2018H.R. 6439, Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 24, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 122, July 19, 2018, page H6588.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6136 | Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 27, 2018 |
| HR 6415 | American Border Act | Related bill | Sep 19, 2018 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2018Reported to Senate
- Sep 5, 2018Referred in Senate
- Sep 4, 2018Engrossed in House
- Aug 28, 2018Reported in House
- Jul 19, 2018Introduced 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.
