3.0.0 2006 2023-01-11T19:43:14Z 2023-01-11T19:43:14Z House H HR 2007-04-23 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-04T13:42:43Z Referred to 2007-04-23T16:31:25Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-04-23T16:31:30Z Visa Waiver Modernization Act 110 1543 HR 2007-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Related bill CRS Text similarities House Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act 110 653 S 2007-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2007-05-04 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2007-04-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2007-04-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-23 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-04-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E823-824) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N Immigration Administrative fees Administrative procedure Admission of nonimmigrants Airline passenger traffic Airlines Aliens Business records Commerce Computer matching Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Criminal justice information Department of Homeland Security Deportation Economics and Public Finance Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Illegal aliens International Affairs International competitiveness International cooperation Larceny Law Passports Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Terrorism Tourism Visas Immigration 00 2007-04-23 Introduced in House 2007-05-09T18:27:29Z Secure Visa Waiver and Preventing Terrorist Travel Partnership Act or Secure Visa Waiver Travel Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should improve homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program by enhancing program security requirements and extending visa-free travel privileges to eligible nationals of foreign countries that are actively cooperating with the United States to prevent terrorist travel; and (2) such improvements will expand counterterrorism, economic, and bilateral relationships.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the visa waiver program to provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security shall certify to Congress that an air exit system is in place when such system can verify the departure of at least 97% of foreign nationals exiting through U.S. airports.

Authorizes, upon such certification, waiver of low visa refusal rate requirements for a country that meets security and counterterrorism cooperation requirements and has a sustained reduction in visa refusal rates.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) consider specified security-related issues in determining whether to waive low visa refusal requirements; and (2) consider visa overstay rates in determining program eligibility.

Provides for the following program security enhancements: (1) implementation of an electronic travel authorization system which shall provide biographical information; (2) participant country reporting of lost and stolen passports to the U.S. government; (3) participant country acceptance of its citizens or nationals removed from the United States; and (4) security-related information exchange about a country's citizens or nationals traveling to the United States.

Requires the Secretary to establish an exit system that records the departure on a flight leaving the United States of every alien program participant. Requires that such system: (1) match an alien's biometric information against watch lists and immigration information; and (2) compare such biometric information against air carrier manifests to confirm departures.

]]> Secure Visa Waiver Travel Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the Nation's homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Secure Visa Waiver Travel Act Short Titles as Introduced Secure Visa Waiver Travel Act Short Titles as Introduced Secure Visa Waiver and Preventing Terrorist Travel Partnership Act Introduced in House 2007-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2006ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2006ih.xml 2007-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. 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.