HR 158 · 114th Congress · Immigration

Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2015-12-09)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2015-12-08
Roll #679
Yea 407Nay 19
Democrats
165 Yea·19 Nay
Republicans
242 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2015-12-08
Roll #679
Yea 407Nay 19
Democrats
165 Yea·19 Nay
Republicans
242 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include terrorism risk as a factor the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider under the electronic system for travel authorization (ESTA) in determining the eligibility of an alien to travel to the United States. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding: (1) the number of individuals, identified by their countries of citizenship or nationality, who were denied eligibility to travel, or whose eligibility was revoked, under the ESTA because the individual was determined to be a U.S. security threat; (2) steps to strengthen the ESTA; and (3) foreign government compliance with information sharing agreements concerning passport theft or loss and whether a country's citizens or nationals traveling to the United States pose a U.S. security threat. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend a country from the visa waiver program without prior notice if the country fails to comply with an agreement to share information regarding whether its citizens and nationals traveling to the United States pose a U.S. security threat.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015

Jul 21, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2015

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans