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HR 1923 113th Congress House Immigration Asia China Hong Kong Travel and tourism Visas and passports

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain…

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.

Introduced: May 9, 2013 Introduced by: Amodei, Mark E. Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
May 9, 2013
Introduced in House
May 9, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (PRC) eligible for designation as a visa waiver program country.

What's happening now June 14, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 31, 2014
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Mar 26, 2014
Long, Billy
· Aug 1, 2013
COBLE, HOWARD
· Jul 23, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 9, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 9, 2013
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 9, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· May 9, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 9, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1923: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1923/
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"H.R. 1923: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1923/.
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H.R. 1923, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1923/.
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[H.R. 1923: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1923/)
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