[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8714 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8714

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to halt the issuance of 
     immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to nationals of recalcitrant 
                   countries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 12, 2022

 Mr. Tiffany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to halt the issuance of 
     immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to nationals of recalcitrant 
                   countries, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alien Criminal Expulsion Act'' or 
the ``ACE Act''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY SUSPENSION OF ALL VISAS.

    Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1253(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security'';
            (2) by striking ``or nonimmigrant visas, or both,'' and 
        inserting ``and nonimmigrant visas''; and
            (3) by striking ``notifies the Secretary'' and inserting 
        ``and the Secretary of State notify Congress''.
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