To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office of Biometric Identity Management, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 25, 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).
5 Cosponsors (5 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes 10 Committee Bills to Secure the Homeland”
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Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX10]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 26, 2018
“On the House Floor This Week - 6/25/18”
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Rep. John K. Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018]
on Jun 25, 2018
“The Week Ahead - scheduled votes, committee action and other important notes for the week of June 25, 2018”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Jun 25, 2018
History
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Mar 7, 2018
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Introduced
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Jun 6, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 21, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Homeland Security
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Jun 25, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Sep 26, 2018
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Dec 4, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
H.R. 5206 (115th) 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. 5206. 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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