To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the requirements for the collection of biometric data, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the requirements for the collection of biometric data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA2DE05CE1656400A88F131F25B421529: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biometric Verification for Entry and Reconfirming Identity with Forensics Act of 2023 or the B–VERIFY Act of 2023.
- Section H0B93BBDB4A7F4174B7C0987C3D0210E1: 2. Collection of biometric information for immigration benefits Title I of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting...
- Section H96914DF7B8AF49809B9CC9016C8571AF: 107. Collection of biometric information Each individual, whether an alien (including a VAWA self-petitioner and an alien admitted or seeking admission under...
- Section HA370F11BA25241FA9ACC296CAD5EB633: 3. Biometric defined Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (53)The term...
- Section HD58A147388F444118FC5C532AF5A5A9C: 4. Unaccompanied alien children Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) is amended—...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the requirements for the collection of biometric data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Criminal Justice, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the requirements for the collection of biometric data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Gooden of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Donalds, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a measurable biological (anatomical and physiological) or behavioral characteristic used for identification of an individual, and includes— a fingerprint
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