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H.R. 4581 (115th): Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017

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About the bill

Source: Republican Policy Committee

H.R. 4581 directs the DHS Secretary to develop best practices for utilizing Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for counterterrorism screening and vetting operations, and to make such practices available to certain foreign partners.

Advance passenger information (API), or biographic information about a traveler, and passenger name record (PNR) data, or data about a traveler’s reservation and itinerary, are valuable tools used for screening and vetting potential criminals and terrorists. DHS, especially CBP and TSA, utilize these data sets to confirm the identities and travel patterns of travelers before they are able to enter the U.S. Many of our allies, however, do not have the capabilities needed to utilize this sort of advanced data for screening and vetting purposes.

Sponsor and status

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Brian Fitzpatrick

Sponsor. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Dec 7, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 9, 2018 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).

Cosponsors

9 Cosponsors (6 Republicans, 3 Democrats)

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History

Dec 7, 2017
 
Introduced

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Dec 13, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Jan 9, 2018
 
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Jan 9, 2018
 
Reported by House Committee on Homeland Security

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Jun 13, 2018
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Sep 4, 2018
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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H.R. 4581 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4581. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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