3.0.0 8253 2026-07-18T00:08:33Z 2026-07-18T00:08:33Z House H HR 2026-04-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8253 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 64 (Monday, April 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 8253.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2835]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2026-04-14T19:45:41Z Referred To 2026-04-13T18:31:25Z 2026-04-14 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. Committee 2026-04-13 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2026-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2026-04-13 True S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2026-04-15 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2026-04-15 False Immigration Immigration 2026-04-22T19:07:31Z BITMAP Authorization Act Display Title 45 BITMAP Authorization Act 2026-07-18T00:08:33Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 BITMAP Authorization Act 2026-04-21T09:23:26Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act 2026-04-21T09:23:26Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program, and for other purposes. 2026-04-21T09:19:02Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8253ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8253ih.xml 2026-04-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.