3.0.0 2187 2022-11-01T19:32:22Z 2022-11-01T19:32:22Z House HR 2019-04-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. QUIGLEY:H.R. 2187.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3219]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-15T18:52:22Z Referred to 2019-04-09T14:05:50Z Canadian Snowbird Visa Act 116 3241 HR 2019-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 116 4498 HR 2019-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS Canadian Snowbirds Act 116 2507 S 2019-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2019-05-15 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-04-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 N R000597 Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] Tom Rice R SC 7 2019-04-09 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-05-08 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-05-08 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-05-08 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2019-05-08 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-05-16 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2019-06-10 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2019-06-10 False L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-06-28 False C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2019-06-28 False L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2019-12-03 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Income tax deferral Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial review and appeals Terrorism Travel and tourism Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-04-09 Introduced in House 2019-12-02T14:51:08Z Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2019 or the JOLT Act of 2019

This bill establishes a nonimmigrant visa for qualified Canadian citizens and makes various amendments related to nonimmigrant visas.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may admit as a visitor a Canadian citizen who (1) is at least 50 years old, (2) maintains a residence in Canada, (3) owns a U.S. residence or has signed a rental agreement for the duration of the stay, (4) is not inadmissible or deportable under various provisions, (5) will not engage in U.S. employment, and (6) will not seek U.S. assistance or benefits. Such visitors may be admitted for up to 240 days out of any single 365-day period.

The Visa Waiver Program (program allowing citizens of participating countries to visit the United States without a visa) shall be renamed the Secure Travel Partnership Program. The bill amends various provisions relating to the program, such as the maximum nonimmigrant visa refusal rate a qualifying country may have. DHS may waive the refusal rate requirement if a country meets other requirements, such as entering into intelligence collection and information sharing arrangements with the United States.

The Department of State shall set a goal of interviewing nonimmigrant visa applicants worldwide within 15 days of receiving the application and periodically report to Congress on efforts to meet this goal. The State Department shall conduct a pilot program for using secure remote videoconferencing technology for conducting visa interviews for certain classes of nonimmigrant visa applications.

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JOLT Act of 2019 Display Title JOLT Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced JOLT Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2187ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2187ih.xml 2019-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.