3.0.0 3199 2019-02-20T23:33:34Z 2019-02-24T05:58:29Z Senate S S 2012-05-17 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-05-17T16:00:38Z Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act 112 2046 S 2012-01-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS JOLT Act 112 2233 S 2012-03-27 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security . Hearings held. Related bill CRS JOLT Act of 2012 112 5741 HR 2012-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Identical bill CRS 2012-05-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2012-05-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-05-17 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2012-05-17 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2012-05-17 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2012-05-17 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2012-05-17 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2012-05-17 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2012-05-17 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2012-05-17 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2012-05-17 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2012-05-17 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2012-05-17 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2012-05-17 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-05-17 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2012-05-17 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2012-05-17 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2012-05-17 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2012-05-21 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2012-06-05 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2012-06-26 False L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2012-07-10 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2012-09-11 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2012-09-11 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2012-12-03 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Asia Border security and unlawful immigration Brazil Canada China Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation Judicial review and appeals Latin America Terrorism Travel and tourism User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2012-05-17 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-25T16:55:40Z Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 or the JOLT Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of State (Secretary) to establish a pilot fee-based premium processing service to expedite visa interview appointments. Authorizes the Secretary to collect and set fee amounts.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States a qualifying Canadian citizen over 50 years old and spouse for a period not to exceed 240 days if the person maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of such stay.

Directs the Secretary to make publicly available each month data for the previous two years regarding visa appointment availability for each visa processing post to allow applicants to identify periods of low demand.

Revises the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security 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.

Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to include in the Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network individuals who meet security requirements and are employed and sponsored by an international organization which maintains a strong working relationship with the United States. Prohibits enrollment in the Network of a person who is a citizen of a state sponsor of terror as defined in the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010.

Directs the Secretary to require U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to: (1) conduct nonimmigrant visa application interviews expeditiously, consistent with national security requirements and in recognition of resource allocation considerations; (2) set a goal of interviewing 80% of all nonimmigrant visa applicants within three weeks of application receipt; and (3) explore expanding visa processing capacity in China and Brazil with the goal of maintaining interview wait times under 15 work days, and in recognition that the first priority of U.S. missions abroad is U.S. citizen protection.

]]> JOLT Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced JOLT Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 Display Title JOLT Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3199is/xml/BILLS-112s3199is.xml 2012-05-17 Read twice and referred to the 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.