3.0.0 1507 2023-01-11T13:30:44Z 2023-01-11T13:30:44Z Senate S 2015-06-04 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-06-04T16:50:46Z Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act 114 2686 HR 2015-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Identical bill CRS JOLT Act of 2015 114 1401 HR 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS JOLT Act of 2015 114 2091 S 2015-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2015-06-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-06-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN N K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-06-04 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-06-23 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Judicial review and appeals Terrorism Travel and tourism Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-06-04 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-10T21:28:36Z Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding 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.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) an evaluation of the security risks of aliens who enter the United States without an approved Electronic System for Travel Authorization verification, and (2) a description of any improvements needed to minimize the number of aliens who enter the United States without such verification.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in evaluating visa waiver program countries, should prioritize the reviews of countries in which circumstances indicate that such review is necessary or desirable.

]]> Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act Display Title Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the visa waiver program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act Introduced in Senate 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1507is/xml/BILLS-114s1507is.xml 2015-06-04 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.