# 119-hr-8371: Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act

119-hr-8371, Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8371
- Congress: 119
- Title: Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would require a congressional evaluation of the biometric entry and exit data system.** It directs the Department of Homeland Security to report on the system's performance, privacy protections, device audits, and cross‑border data sharing. - Travelers and trade: Reports must cover how the system affects arrival and departure wait times and ensure biometric collection causes the least disruption to people and cargo. - Private-sector device vendors: DHS must evaluate audits of devices procured from private companies and assess prior and ongoing consultations with industry. - Privacy and U.S. citizens: The bill requires a report on how departing individuals are matched to previously provided biometrics and limits citizen-specific detail to descriptions of facial recognition privacy protections. - Canada and data sharing: DHS must disclose whether biographic data was shared under the 2011 Beyond the Border agreement and describe any impacts. - Oversight and enforcement: Reports must list milestones, metrics, risks, and the System's effects on counterterrorism and identifying visa holders who violate terms.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Biometric entry-exit rules for travelers: mixed, low. If enacted, DHS would have to report to Congress within 180 days about its biometric entry-exit system. The reports would cover wait times, audits, private-sector consultations, milestones, risks, and effects on travel and trade. DHS would also explain how it matches departing travelers' biometrics…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1915: Stop the Cartels Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8371 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8371)

## Related
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-1915: Stop the Cartels Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1915)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8371 (as of 2026-09-21).