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S 703 113th Congress Senate Immigration Asia China Hong Kong Travel and tourism Visas and passports

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for…

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

Introduced: April 11, 2013 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 11, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2590)
Apr 11, 2013
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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 April 11, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 16, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 703: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration 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-S-703/
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"S. 703: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration 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-S-703/.
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S. 703, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-703/.
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[S. 703: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-703/)
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