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House Bill 4581
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017
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Passed House on Jan 9, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 7, 2017
Latest Action
Sep 4, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4581
Congress
115
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Republican
John Rutherford
Florida
Democrat
Val Demings
Florida
Republican
Clay Higgins
Louisiana
Democrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman
New Jersey
Republican
John Katko
New York
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
New York
Republican
Michael McCaul
Texas
Republican
Tom Garrett
Virginia
Republican
Mike Gallagher
Wisconsin
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on January 9, 2018
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
4
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop best practices for utilizing advanced passenger information and passenger name record data for counterterrorism screening and vetting operations.

DHS shall: (1) make such best practices available to certain countries, including visa waiver program countries; and (2) provide assistance to such countries in implementing such practices.

Text (5)
Reported to Senate
September 4, 2018
Referred in Senate
January 10, 2018
Reported in House
January 9, 2018
Engrossed in House
January 9, 2018
Introduced in House
December 7, 2017
Actions (18)
09/04/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.
09/04/2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-334.
06/13/2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
01/10/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
01/09/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/09/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 1 (Roll no. 4). (text: CR H49)
01/09/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 1 (Roll no. 4).(text: CR H49)
01/09/2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H63-64)
01/09/2018
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
01/09/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4581.
01/09/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H49-50)
01/09/2018
Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/09/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 367.
01/09/2018
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-493.
12/13/2017
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
12/13/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
12/07/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
12/07/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:03 PM
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