Visa Security Expansion Act
Latest action · Oct 26, 2020 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.
- IntroducedOct 26, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Visa Security Expansion Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the number of personnel in visa security units at certain diplomatic and consular posts.
DHS shall increase the number of such personnel in at least two posts each year during a 10-year period. The bill establishes criteria for deciding which country's posts shall receive additional personnel, such as the number of nationals of that country who have been identified as a suspected terrorists and whether that country has been cooperative with U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
In addition to existing duties, such personnel shall screen visa applications against U.S. criminal, national security, and terrorism databases.
DHS shall establish a security fee for all nonimmigrant visa applications to offset the costs of operating and increasing the size of the visa security units.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 26, 2020 to Nov 18, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Oct 26, 2020 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Nov 18, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Oct 26, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Law enforcement officers
- Performance measurement
- Terrorism
- User charges and fees
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2020Introduced in Senate
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