H.R. 2490 · 110th Congress
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile…
Full title
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.
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15 cosponsors · 3 D, 12 R
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- House Introduced May 24, 2007
- House Passed Jul 29, 2008 394–3
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…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jul 29, 2008
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 10, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Latest action (Jul 30, 2008): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: May 24, 2007
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- House Introduced May 24, 2007
- House Passed Jul 29, 2008 394–3
Final vote · House · Jul 29, 2008
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi