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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jun 25, 2018
Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018 or the OBIM Authorization Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office of Biometric Identity Management, which shall be administered by a director with significant management experience and experience in biometrics and identity management. The director shall have specified duties, including leading DHS's biometric identity services to support anti-terrorism, counterterrorism, border security, credentialing, national security, and public safety.
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Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] · R–AZ
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-413.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-413.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5632)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5632)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5206.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5632-5633)
Ms. McSally moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-773.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-773.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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