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Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012

Introduced: May 30, 2012 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 5, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
May 18, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012 - Includes Israel in the visa waiver program upon the Secretary of Homeland Security's (DHS) determination that Israel: (1) has entered into an agreement with the United States to report, or make available through Interpol or other means, information about passport theft or loss; (2) has entered into an information sharing agreement with the United States regarding whether Israeli citizens and nationals traveling to the United States represent a U.S. security threat; (3) cooperates with the U.S. government on counterterrorism initiatives, information sharing, and preventing terrorist travel; (4) issues all new and reissued passports with biometric identifiers; and (5) has made every reasonable effort, without jeopardizing Israeli security, to ensure that reciprocal privileges are extended to all U.S. citizens.

What's happening now June 5, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 7, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 29, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 18, 2012
Garrett, Scott
· Jun 15, 2012
Franks, Trent
· May 31, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 31, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· May 30, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· May 30, 2012
Schmidt, Jean
· May 30, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· May 18, 2012
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 18, 2012
Poe, Ted
· May 18, 2012
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· May 18, 2012
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· May 18, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· May 18, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5850: Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5850/
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"H.R. 5850: Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5850/.
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H.R. 5850, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5850/.
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