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HR 4122 114th Congress House Immigration Afghanistan Africa Egypt Immigration status and procedures Iraq Libya Middle East Nigeria Somalia Terrorism Travel and tourism Visas and passports Yemen

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 19, 2015 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
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nov 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 19, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the visa waiver admission of an alien who was present during the preceding five-year period in:

  • a country designated by the Department of State or any other provision of law as a country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism;
  • Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, or Nigeria; or
  • any other country determined appropriate by the State Department, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence.
What's happening now December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1