3.0.0 2946 2022-11-01T06:02:35Z 2022-11-01T06:02:35Z House HR 2019-05-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 87 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LIPINSKI:H.R. 2946.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.''[Page H4165]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-26T19:52:41Z Referred to 2019-05-23T13:02:20Z 2019-06-26 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-05-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 N S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2019-05-23 True Immigration Immigration status and procedures Travel and tourism Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-05-23 Introduced in House 2021-04-16T13:58:28Z Allied Nations Travel Modernization Act of 2019

This bill allows a country to qualify for the Visa Waiver Program by having a low rate of visa overstays by its nationals and making certain commitments to defense spending as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

A country may qualify or maintain qualification for the Visa Waiver Program if (1) the nationals of that country did not overstay their U.S. nonimmigrant visas at a rate higher than 2% during the last two fiscal years, (2) the country is a signatory to the Wales Summit Declaration and has committed for the last two fiscal years sufficient resources to meet its obligations under the declaration, and (3) the Department of State has not in the last fiscal year issued any travel advisory to that country other than exercise normal precautions.

The Wales Summit Declaration is a NATO document in which signatories agree to certain commitments, including certain minimum levels on annual defense spending.

]]> Allied Nations Travel Modernization Act of 2019 Display Title Allied Nations Travel Modernization Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for certain additional means of qualification for the Visa Waiver Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Allied Nations Travel Modernization Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2946ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2946ih.xml 2019-06-26 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.