OBIM Authorization Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5206| House
| Updated: 12/4/2018
Martha McSally
Republican Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-773.
Ms. McSally moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5632-5633)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5206.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5632)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-413.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.
Emergency Management
Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsRacial and ethnic relationsTerrorism
OBIM Authorization Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5206| House
| Updated: 12/4/2018
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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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-773.
Ms. McSally moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5632-5633)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5206.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5632)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with amendments. With written report No. 115-413.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.
Martha McSally
Republican Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (5)
Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Emergency Management
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsRacial and ethnic relationsTerrorism