HR 3767 · 106th Congress · Immigration

Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act

Introduced 2000-03-01· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 106-396.(2000-10-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act - Title I: Permanent Program Authorization - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the visa waiver pilot program permanent. Title II: Program Improvements - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant program privileges to countries that extend reciprocal program privileges either directly with the United States or in conjunction with a designated program participant country and have with such country a common immigration admissions area. (Sec. 202) Establishes deadlines for: (1) participating countries to have a machine readable passport program; and (2) alien visitors to have such passports. Requires such programs and passports to meet the international standard for machine readability. (Sec. 203) Requires an automated system check of visitor admissibility, and provides that an alien denied program entry may seek entry only through visa application. Prohibits with respect to an alien denied program entry: (1) administrative or judicial review; or (2) parole entry except under compelling public interest. (Sec. 204) Requires periodic written evaluations of a participating country's effect on U.S. law enforcement and security in…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 3767, Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act

Apr 14, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House on April 11, 2000

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H.R. 3767, Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act

Oct 16, 2000

Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on October 10, 2000

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (12)

7 Democrats5 Republicans