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A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary…

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A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry.

Introduced: February 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S670-672)
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies to the President and to Congress that the integrated entry and exit data system (US-VISIT) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry.

What's happening now February 13, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 13, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 300: A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-300/
MLA
"S. 300: A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-300/.
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S. 300, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-300/.
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[S. 300: A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-300/)
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