H.R. 4417 · 108th Congress · enacted
To modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents.
Became Public Law No: 108-299.
Latest official action 2004-08-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 to extend by one year the deadline for: (1) installing at all U.S. ports of entry equipment and software capable of processing machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents and passports that contain biometric identifiers; (2) Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to certify that they are issuing machine-readable, tamper-resistant passports that contain biometric and document authentication identifiers comporting with specified standards; and (3) VWP participants who are issued passports on or after the new deadline to present passports that comply with such requirements.
Congressional Research Service · 2004-08-09
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Ed Case
House · HI District 1 · Democratic
$477,640PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
House · VA District 3 · Democratic
$323,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
13 of 13 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$12,500
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$12,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$11,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
ASPIRE PAC$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC)$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$10,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$10,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$10,000
ACROSS THE AISLE PAC$9,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordPARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC$8,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$7,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$7,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordSOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$7,500
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
EMPLOYEES OF ONEBRIEF, INC. ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Ed Case · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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