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Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act

USA119th CongressHR-8371| House 
| Updated: 4/21/2026
Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds

Republican Representative

Florida

Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act" directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a comprehensive report within 180 days on the status of the integrated biometric entry and exit data system. This evaluation must cover the system's impact on arrival and departure wait times , private sector involvement, and an assessment of its milestones and metrics of success. It also requires an analysis of risks and mitigation strategies, alongside the system's effects on legitimate travel, trade, counterterrorism efforts, and the identification of visa violators. The Secretary must ensure biometric data collection causes the least possible disruption to movement while fulfilling security objectives. Furthermore, the bill mandates a separate report within 180 days detailing how the system matches biometric information for individuals departing the United States against previously provided data, regardless of nationality. This report is prohibited from including information on U.S. citizens, except to describe privacy protections for facial recognition. A third evaluation is required on the sharing of biographic data with the Canadian Border Services Agency under the 2011 Beyond the Border agreement and its impacts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6138
Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act
Apr 20, 2026
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 21, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6138
    Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act


  • April 20, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • April 20, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 21, 2026
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Immigration

Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act

USA119th CongressHR-8371| House 
| Updated: 4/21/2026
The "Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act" directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a comprehensive report within 180 days on the status of the integrated biometric entry and exit data system. This evaluation must cover the system's impact on arrival and departure wait times , private sector involvement, and an assessment of its milestones and metrics of success. It also requires an analysis of risks and mitigation strategies, alongside the system's effects on legitimate travel, trade, counterterrorism efforts, and the identification of visa violators. The Secretary must ensure biometric data collection causes the least possible disruption to movement while fulfilling security objectives. Furthermore, the bill mandates a separate report within 180 days detailing how the system matches biometric information for individuals departing the United States against previously provided data, regardless of nationality. This report is prohibited from including information on U.S. citizens, except to describe privacy protections for facial recognition. A third evaluation is required on the sharing of biographic data with the Canadian Border Services Agency under the 2011 Beyond the Border agreement and its impacts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6138
Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act
Apr 20, 2026
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 21, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6138
    Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act


  • April 20, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • April 20, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 21, 2026
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Byron Donalds

Byron Donalds

Republican Representative

Florida

Homeland Security Committee, Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted