Congress 107 - HR 2965 - Criminal Alien Visa Denial Act of 2001

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Administrative fees Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Criminal justice information Criminal justice information systems Data banks Department of State EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Fingerprints Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification of criminals Immigration International Affairs Law Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Terrorism Visas

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Criminal Alien Visa Denial Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service with access to specified criminal history extracts in order to determine whether or not a visa or admissions applicant has a criminal history. Directs the FBI to provide periodic extract updates. Provides for confidentiality.

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Sep 28, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Sep 25, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 25, 2001

Introduced in House

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