Secure Entry Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7837, H7840)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure Entry Act - Suspends the nonimmigrant visitor visa waiver program until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to Congress that: (1) the automated entry-exit control system is fully implemented and functional; (2) all U.S. ports of entry have functional biometric machine readers; and (3) all nonimmigrants, including Border Crossing Card holders, are processed through the automated entry-exit control system.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the machine readable passport (including discretionary waiver) provisions of such program.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2007 to Feb 25, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Mar 13, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Mar 13, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Feb 25, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7837, H7840)
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in House
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