HR 752
111th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Marine and inland water transportation
Terrorism
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.
Introduced: January 28, 2009
Introduced by:
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Republican
· Florida
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2009
For Further Action See H.R.3619.
Sep 22, 2009
For Further Action See H.R.3619.
Mar 24, 2009
For Further Action See H.R.1148.
Feb 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 28, 2009
For Further Action See H.R.1148.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to House Homeland Security
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan 28, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct, through the Coast Guard in the maritime environment, a program for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security and for other purposes; (2) ensure such program's coordination with other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) biometric identification programs; and (3) report to the appropriate congressional committees respecting the cost of expanding the Coast Guard's biometric identification capabilities for use by other Coast Guard and DHS vessels and units.
Defines "biometric identification" as the use of fingerprint and digital photography images.
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For Further Action See H.R.3619.