3.0.0 6089 2023-01-11T13:42:22Z 2023-01-11T13:42:22Z House HR 2018-06-13 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 6089.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 4 of the Constitution[Page H5153]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-30T16:39:59Z Referred to 2018-06-13T14:01:10Z E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 115 5750 HR 2018-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2018-07-30 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2018-06-13 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-06-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 N G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2018-06-13 True B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2018-06-19 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2018-06-21 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2018-06-28 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2018-08-07 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2018-08-07 False Immigration Congressional oversight Foreign labor Government trust funds Immigration status and procedures Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Temporary and part-time employment Travel and tourism Visas and passports Immigration 00 2018-06-13 Introduced in House 2018-06-19T14:31:59Z E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018

This bill requires an alien who is in one of the following nonimmigrant categories to post a bond prior to being issued a U.S. entry visa: (1) an alien who is from a country with a visa overstay rate greater than 1.5%; or (2) a B-visa tourist or business entrant, an F-visa foreign student, an H-1B visa specialty occupation worker, an H-2B visa temporary nonagricultural worker, or a K-visa fiance/fiancee.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a $2,500-$10,000 bond amount, which shall be reviewed annually, for each visa category based upon overstay risk; and (2) identify nonimmigrant visa category overstay rates, including categories with overstay rates greater than 1.5%.

The bill establishes the E-bond Enforcement Fund which shall be funded by forfeited bonds and used to ensure compliance with this bill and to administer enforcement programs.

DHS shall report to Congress annually regarding: (1) visa overstay rates by nonimmigrant category, (2) categories with overstay rates greater than 1.5%, (3) bond amounts, and (4) fund information.

]]> E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 Display Title E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose e-bonding requirements on certain nonimmigrant visa applicants, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6089ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6089ih.xml 2018-07-30 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.