US HB8253 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on April 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
BITMAP Authorization Act Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX] | Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] | Rep. Maria Salazar [R-FL] | Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8253/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr8253/BILLS-119hr8253ih.pdf |
