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HR 2261 111th Congress House

To designate Greece as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Introduced: May 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 5, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deems Greece to be designated as a visa waiver country under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 21, 2009
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 5, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· May 5, 2009
Space, Zachary
· May 5, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 5, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2261: To designate Greece as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2261/
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"H.R. 2261: To designate Greece as a program country for purposes of the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2261/.
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H.R. 2261, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2261/.
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