To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4173 2023-01-11T13:32:30Z 2023-01-11T13:32:30Z House HR 2015-12-03 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 175 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 4173.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under theGeneral Welfare Clause[Page H9012]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2016-01-15T15:44:09Z Referred to 2015-12-03T14:01:20Z 2016-01-15 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-12-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 N M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-12-03 True Immigration Immigration status and procedures Iraq Middle East Syria Travel and tourism Visas and passports Immigration

00 2015-12-03 Introduced in House 2015-12-08T22:10:05Z This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the visa waiver admission of an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the preceding five-year period.

The Department of Homeland Security may waive such prohibition.

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To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. Display Title To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4173ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4173ih.xml 2016-01-15 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.