Sponsor and status
110th Congress (2007–2009)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 29, 2008 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
15 Cosponsors (12 Republicans, 3 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Bilirakis Biometrics Bill to Secure the Waters Passes the House”
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Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL12]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 30, 2008
“Bilirakis Biometrics Bill to Secure the Waters Passes the House”
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Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL12]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 30, 2008
“Committee Backs Bilirakis Biometric Measure”
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Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL12]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 26, 2008
History
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May 24, 2007
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jun 26, 2008
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jul 29, 2008
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jan 28, 2009
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 752 (111th). |
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Mar 24, 2009
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1148 (111th). |
H.R. 2490 (110th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2490. This is the one from the 110th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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