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HR 4914 108th Congress House

Aviation Biometric Technology Utilization Act

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the importance of utilizing existing, as well as emerging, biometric technology to improve aviation security,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the importance of utilizing existing, as well as emerging, biometric technology to improve aviation security, including airport perimeter access security.

Introduced: July 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedureAirportsAuthorizationAviation safety
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 22, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aviation Biometric Technology Utilization Act - Amends Federal transportation law to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue guidance for the use of biometrics or other technology that positively verifies the identity of each airport employee and law enforcement officer who enters a secure area of an airport.

Prescribes minimum requirements for such guidance.

Directs the Under Secretary to establish: (1) a law enforcement officer travel credential that incorporates biometrics and is uniform across all Federal, State, and local government law enforcement agencies; (2) a process by which the travel credential will be used to verify the identity of a Federal, State, or local government law enforcement officer seeking to carry a weapon on board an aircraft, without unnecessarily disclosing to the public that the individual is a law enforcement officer; and (3) related procedures.

Requires the Under Secretary to begin issuance of the travel credential to each Federal, State, and local government law enforcement officer authorized to carry a weapon on board an aircraft.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 22, 2004
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 22, 2004
EHLERS, VERNON
· Jul 22, 2004
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 22, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 22, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4914: Aviation Biometric Technology Utilization Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4914/
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"H.R. 4914: Aviation Biometric Technology Utilization Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4914/.
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H.R. 4914, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4914/.
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