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HR 3221 107th Congress House

To establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting requirements for universities under the…

Official title: To establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program.

Introduced: November 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
Immigration Admission of nonimmigrantsAliensCollegesCrime and Law Enforcement
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Nov 1, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Establishes a nine-month moratorium on the issuance of nonimmigrant foreign student and other exchange program visas.

Requires universities, under the foreign student monitoring program, to report information respecting a student's failure to enroll or to satisfy half-time status or other academic or program conditions. Provides for the inclusion of such information in the National Crime Information Center's Interstate Identification Index.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Nov 7, 2001
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 7, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3221: To establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3221/
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"H.R. 3221: To establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3221/.
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H.R. 3221, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3221/.
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[H.R. 3221: To establish a temporary moratorium on the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants and to improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3221/)
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