To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4122 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z House HR 2015-11-19 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SINEMA:H.R. 4122.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H8414]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-04T17:25:21Z Referred to 2015-11-19T14:34:05Z 2015-12-04 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 N S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2015-11-19 True V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2015-12-02 False F000458 Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] Stephen Fincher R TN Lee 8 2015-12-02 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2015-12-02 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2015-12-03 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2015-12-08 False Immigration Afghanistan Africa Egypt Immigration status and procedures Iraq Libya Middle East Nigeria Somalia Terrorism Travel and tourism Visas and passports Yemen Immigration

00 2015-11-19 Introduced in House 2015-12-08T21:24:22Z This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the visa waiver admission of an alien who was present during the preceding five-year period in:

a country designated by the Department of State or any other provision of law as a country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism;
Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, or Nigeria; or
any other country determined appropriate by the State Department, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence.

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4122ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4122ih.xml 2015-12-04 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.