US Congress House Bill 6439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 5 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 724.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]

2018-09-04 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 381 (Y: 272 N: 119 NV: 37 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-05	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 724.
2018-12-05	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-419.
2018-09-26	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2018-09-05	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2018-09-04	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-04	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)
2018-09-04	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR S7806)
2018-09-04	House	At 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.
2018-09-04	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6439.
2018-09-04	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR S7786-7789)
2018-09-04	House	Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2018-08-28	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 705.
2018-08-28	House	Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-909.
2018-07-24	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2018-07-24	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-07-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2018-07-19	House	Introduced in House

HB6136 (Related) 2018-06-27 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB6415 (Related) 2018-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6439/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6439/BILLS-115hr6439ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6439/BILLS-115hr6439rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6439/BILLS-115hr6439eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6439/BILLS-115hr6439rs.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018381