S 858
117th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports
Preventing Visa Overstays Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Preventing Visa Overstays Act
This bill provides for criminal penalties for an alien who stays in the United States after the expiration of the alien's visa. Such an alien shall be criminally fined, imprisoned for up to one year, or both.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1