S 2449
114th Congress
Senate
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 20, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 20, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 20, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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