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HR 4417 108th Congress House Immigration Aliens Computer software Crime and Law Enforcement Fraud Identification devices International Affairs International cooperation Passports Science, Technology, Communications Standards Visas

To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.

Introduced: May 20, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-299.
Aug 9, 2004
Signed by President.
Jul 28, 2004
Presented to President.
Jul 23, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 22, 2004
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 22, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 22, 2004
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8807)
Jul 22, 2004
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8807)
Jun 25, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 15, 2004
Received in the Senate.
Jun 14, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 14, 2004
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3908)
Jun 14, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3908)
Jun 14, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4417.
Jun 14, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3908-3910)
Jun 14, 2004
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 21, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
May 20, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 20, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 to extend by one year the deadline for: (1) installing at all U.S. ports of entry equipment and software capable of processing machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents and passports that contain biometric identifiers; (2) Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to certify that they are issuing machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports that contain biometric and document authentication identifiers comporting with specified standards; and (3) VWP participants who are issued passports on or after the new deadline to present passports that comply with such requirements.

What's happening now August 9, 2004

Became Public Law No: 108-299.

 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 14, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4417: To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4417/
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