3.0.0 1465 2023-01-11T19:54:09Z 2023-01-11T19:54:09Z House H HR 2007-03-09 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2007-12-05T18:42:00Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-03-09T14:02:25Z 2007-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 N M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2007-03-19 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2007-03-19 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-03-20 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2007-03-20 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2007-04-16 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-05-20 False Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Airports Aliens Business records Commerce Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork International Affairs International cooperation Passports Planning Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Standards Terrorism Tourism Transportation and Public Works Travel Visas Immigration 00 2007-03-09 Introduced in House 2007-03-19T21:49:07Z Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive visa waiver program requirements for a country seeking program designation if: (1) the country has a viable plan to meet such requirements within three years; (2) the country has made significant progress in reducing its nonimmigrant visa refusal rate in the previous two years; (3) such waiver would not compromise U.S. security or welfare; and (4) the country has fully cooperated in counterterrorism and information sharing initiatives.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress respecting plans for enhancing secure travel standards for program countries, including the feasibility of an electronic authorization travel system, additional passenger information exchanges, and enhanced airport security standards.

]]> To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title To provide additional discretion to the Secretary of Homeland Security in designating countries eligible to participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2007-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1465ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1465ih.xml 2007-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.