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S 4220 117th Congress Senate Immigration

Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act

Introduced: May 16, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 16, 2022
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Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act

This bill imposes additional requirements on countries that are part of the Visa Waiver Program, which allows citizens or nationals of such countries to travel to the United States without a visa. Specifically, a country that is part of the program must (1) share information with the United States about any of its citizens or nationals who are known or suspected to be involved with terrorism, and (2) establish frameworks for enhanced law enforcement cooperation with the United States.

What's happening now May 16, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 16, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4220: Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4220/
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"S. 4220: Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4220/.
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S. 4220, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4220/.
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[S. 4220: Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4220/)
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