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H.R. 4417 · 108th Congress

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

Law · 108-299 · Aug 9, 2004
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FSR SensenbrennerSponsor
13 cosponsors · 5 D, 8 R
JCD Conyers CCR Cox JHR Hostettler HHR Hyde SJD Jackson Lee TLD Lantos ECD Case SBR Bachus CCR Cannon SCR Chabot MFR Foley TFR Feeney BSD Scott

6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced May 20, 2004
  2. House Passed Jun 14, 2004
  3. Senate Passed Jul 22, 2004
  4. President To the President Jul 28, 2004
  5. President Signed Aug 9, 2004
  6. Law Aug 9, 2004

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Aug 9, 2004

(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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

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

Latest action (Aug 9, 2004): Became Public Law No: 108-299.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: May 20, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced May 20, 2004
  2. House Passed Jun 14, 2004
  3. Senate Passed Jul 22, 2004
  4. President To the President Jul 28, 2004
  5. President Signed Aug 9, 2004
  6. Law Aug 9, 2004

No recorded floor vote found.