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S 2449 114th Congress Senate

Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove limitations on the ability of certain dual citizens from participating in the Visa Waiver Program.

Introduced: January 20, 2016 See on congress.gov
Immigration Immigration status and proceduresIraqMiddle EastSyria
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 20, 2016
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 Latest action January 20, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4380 Related bill Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 20, 2016
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 20, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2449: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2449/
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"S. 2449: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2449/.
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