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HR 5461 116th Congress House Immigration Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports

To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit to the United States as a nonimmigrant under certain categories aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries, and for other…

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To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit to the United States as a nonimmigrant under certain categories aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2019 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Dec 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from admitting into the United States an alien as a nonimmigrant under certain visa categories, if the alien is a national of a country that is noncompliant as to repatriating its nationals who have been ordered removed from the United States.

What's happening now January 28, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5461: To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit to the United States as a nonimmigrant under certain categories aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5461/
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"H.R. 5461: To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit to the United States as a nonimmigrant under certain categories aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5461/.
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H.R. 5461, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5461/.
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[H.R. 5461: To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit to the United States as a nonimmigrant under certain categories aliens who are nationals of noncompliant countries, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5461/)
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