Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions.
Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) an evaluation of the security risks of aliens who enter the United States without an approved Electronic System for Travel Authorization verification, and (2) a description of any improvements needed to minimize the number of aliens who enter the United States without such verification.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2013 to Sep 17, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Feb 4, 2013 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Feb 7, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Feb 7, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Feb 7, 2013 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Feb 7, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Feb 7, 2013 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Feb 12, 2013 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Sep 17, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 4, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 490 | Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act | Identical bill | Feb 28, 2013 |
| S 744 | Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act | Related bill | Jun 27, 2013 |
| HR 1354 | JOLT Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 15, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Government information and archives
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Judicial review and appeals
- Terrorism
- Travel and tourism
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2013Introduced in Senate
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