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HR 4380 114th Congress House Immigration Immigration status and procedures Iraq Middle East Syria Terrorism Travel and tourism Visas and passports

Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016

Introduced: January 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 3, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the prohibition against participation in the visa waiver program of an alien who, regardless of whether the alien is a national of a program country, is a national of: (1) Iraq or Syria, (2) a country designated as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, or (3) any other country or area of concern.

What's happening now February 3, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2449 Related bill Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 30, 2016
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 29, 2016
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2016
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 23, 2016
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 23, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 10, 2016
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 1, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2016
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 28, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 28, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 28, 2016
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 13, 2016
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jan 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4380: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4380/
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"H.R. 4380: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4380/.
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H.R. 4380, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4380/.
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