House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.
Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Committee actionJun 26, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2008 · 394–3
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2008 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2490.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2490, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security” on July 8, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Hosue Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 8, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20029
- CBO publication date
- July 8, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2490, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
82bf9ab792325b317a17f39becb8f320097bcb951479eca8342c55a7be649f42
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2490, A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security” on July 8, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Hosue Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 8, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20029
- CBO publication date
- July 8, 2008
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2490, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
82bf9ab792325b317a17f39becb8f320097bcb951479eca8342c55a7be649f42
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 110-751 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 10, 2008.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2008 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/751
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2490, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/2490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
82bf9ab792325b317a17f39becb8f320097bcb951479eca8342c55a7be649f42
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Christopher Carney (D-PA), David Davis (R-TN), Phil English (R-PA), Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Peter King (R-NY), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Ted Poe (R-TX), Adam Putnam (R-FL), Mark Souder (R-IN), Zachary Space (D-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis.
- H.Res. 405 (110th) Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for implementation of the July 8, 2006, United Nations-brokered agreement…
- H.Res. 549 (110th) Recognizing the importance of America's Waterway Watch program, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 295 (110th) Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed Forces.
- H.R. 303 (110th) Retired Pay Restoration Act
- H.R. 5898 (110th) Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008
- H.R. 89 (110th) Combat-Related Special Compensation Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.