3.0.0 2411 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z 2023-01-11T13:32:21Z Senate S 2015-12-17 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-12-17T18:16:11Z To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. 114 4301 HR 2016-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. 114 2402 S 2015-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2015-12-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-12-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2015-12-17 True Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-12-17 Introduced in Senate 2016-02-19T22:05:58Z 21st Century Visa Vetting Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to search open source information, including Internet sites and social media postings, of an alien who applies for a visa to enter the United States to determine if the alien is inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

]]> 21st Century Visa Vetting Act Display Title 21st Century Visa Vetting Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to permit the Secretary of Homeland Security to search open source information to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced 21st Century Visa Vetting Act Introduced in Senate 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2411is/xml/BILLS-114s2411is.xml 2015-12-17 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.