3.0.0 407 2022-11-01T13:49:20Z 2022-11-01T13:49:20Z House HR 2019-01-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PLASKETT:H.R. 407.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H360]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-09T21:54:06Z Referred to 2019-01-09T15:05:05Z 2019-01-09 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. N Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Caribbean area Cayman Islands Department of Homeland Security Dominica Grenada Guyana Haiti Immigration status and procedures Jamaica Latin America Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-01-09 Introduced in House 2019-07-29T15:00:23Z Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a visa waiver program for nationals of certain countries to enter the U.S. Virgin Islands. Countries that are member or associate members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), such as the Bahamas or Barbados, may be part of the visa waiver program. The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands may request additional countries be added to the program.

An individual entering under the waiver program shall be a nonimmigrant visitor to the U.S. Virgin Islands for business or pleasure, and may stay for no longer than 30 days. Such an individual shall waive the right to appeal an immigration officer's determination of admissibility, and also waive the right to appeal a removal decision.

DHS may implement the waiver program as to a country if it determines that it would not pose a welfare, safety, or security threat. DHS shall monitor the waiver program, and shall suspend the program as to any country if it determines that an unacceptable number of individuals from that country are remaining unlawfully or unlawfully entering other parts of the United States, seeking asylum or withholding of removal, or for other good cause.

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Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 Display Title Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the Virgin Islands visa waiver program. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr407ih/xml/BILLS-116hr407ih.xml 2019-01-09 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.