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HR 634 109th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Aliens Europe Illegal aliens Passports Poland Tourism Visas

To designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, subject to special conditions.

Introduced: February 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Feb 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 8, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Temporarily designates Poland as a program country for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act's visa waiver program (VWP), notwithstanding designation requirements of current law.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine the nonimmigrant visa overstay rate for Polish nationals for the elapsed period of temporary designation and, based on such calculation, to determine whether Poland shall be designated permanently but conditionally for VWP purposes.

States that, if permanently but conditionally designated, Poland shall remain a VWP country as long as the annual overstay rate remains below three percent. Requires the Secretary to: (1) suspend VWP designation for one year if the overstay rate exceeds three percent; and (2) terminate VWP designation if the overstay rate exceeds three percent for any two fiscal years, with the possibility of redesignation.

What's happening now March 2, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 6, 2006
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 634: To designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, subject to special conditions.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-634/
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"H.R. 634: To designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, subject to special conditions.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-634/.
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H.R. 634, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-634/.
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