3.0.0 2323 2023-01-11T13:32:32Z 2023-01-11T13:32:32Z Senate S 2015-11-19 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-11-19T22:06:35Z Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015 114 4135 HR 2016-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS Defeat ISIS and Protect and Secure the United States Act of 2015 114 2377 S 2015-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8548-8558) Related bill CRS 2015-11-19 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8164) IntroReferral 2015-11-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-11-19 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-11-19 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-11-19 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-11-30 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-11-30 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-11-30 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-11-30 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2015-12-01 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-12-01 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-12-01 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-12-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Firearms and explosives Immigration status and procedures Travel and tourism Visas and passports Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-11-19 Introduced in Senate 2016-07-13T18:19:51Z Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015

The bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the eligibility of certain foreign nationals to purchase and possess firearms in the United States.

Current law prohibits firearm sale or transfer to or possession by a foreign national (i.e., alien) who is: (1) unlawfully present in the United States, or (2) lawfully present under a nonimmigrant visa (e.g., tourist visa). The prohibitions do not apply in certain circumstances.

This bill expands the prohibition to bar firearm sale or transfer to or possession by a foreign national who was lawfully admitted to the United States without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program.

The prohibitions do not apply to a foreign national lawfully admitted under the Visa Waiver Program if that foreign national is a government official or law enforcement officer, or possesses a hunting license. Additionally, such foreign national may apply for a Department of Justice waiver to allow firearm possession.

]]> Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015 Display Title Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Visa Waiver Program Firearms Clarification Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2323is/xml/BILLS-114s2323is.xml 2015-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8164) 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.