3.0.0 2848 2023-01-11T13:30:52Z 2023-01-11T13:30:52Z House HR 2015-06-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARLETTA:H.R. 2848.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4.[Page H4592]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-09T20:50:05Z Referred to 2015-06-23T16:01:15Z 2015-07-09 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-09-10 False B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2015-09-24 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2016-04-12 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2016-04-12 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2016-04-14 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2016-04-18 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-06-23 Introduced in House 2015-12-03T18:55:58Z Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject any alien who remains in the United States after any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired to: (1) a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for a first offense; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for any subsequent offense.

Such penalties shall be waived if the overstay was due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security.

An alien convicted of a first offense may not be admitted to the United States for 5 years or granted a visa for 10 years.

An alien convicted of a subsequent offense may not be admitted to the United States at all or granted a visa.

]]> Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015 Display Title Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to penalize aliens who overstay their visas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2848ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2848ih.xml 2015-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.