BITMAP Authorization Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Apr 14, 2026
What it does
The BITMAP Authorization Act would establish a new program within the Department of Homeland Security to enhance national and border security by coordinating with foreign governments to share biometric and biographic data of foreign nationals to identify potential terrorist or security threats before they reach U.S. borders. The program would involve providing training and equipment to partner countries to collect and compare biometric data against U.S. databases such as IDENT, the Terrorist Screening Database, and others, while ensuring data on U.S. citizens is expunged unless retained for law enforcement or intelligence purposes. The bill requires regular reporting to Congress, GAO audits…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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