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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 19, 2015
Latest Action
December 4, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Kyrsten SinemaIndependent(AZ)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
53pct
15d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the visa waiver admission of an alien who was present during the preceding five-year period in: a country designated by the Department of State or any other provision of law as a country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, or Nigeria; or any other country determined appropriate by the State Department, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence.
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2016 · first_quarter · Immigration
SKILLS Visa Act; HR 4122; HR 3730; HR 4303; S. 542; S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015; S. 2266; H-1B, and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015; Immigration Reform.
Client expense: $1,229,174 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
STEM OPT Regulation; SKILLS Visa Act; HR 4122; HR 3730; HR 4303; S. 542; S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015; S. 2266; H-1B, and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015; Immigration Reform.
Client expense: $1,032,831 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
| Republican |
| PA |
| Stephen Lee Fincher | Republican | TN |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |