Amendment extended the current visa waiver program for three years and dropped the limitation of eight countries that could qualify. Any country with a sufficiently low visa abuse rate could be designated for the program by joint action of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General.

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Amendment Number
801
Description
Amendment extended the current visa waiver program for three years and dropped the limitation of eight countries that could qualify. Any country with a sufficiently low visa abuse rate could be designated for the program by joint action of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General.
Purpose
An amendment to exempt nationals from certain designated countries from the requirement of having to acquire a visa before entering the U.S. as a tourist for 90 days or less.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Oct 2, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Fish amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
17:05:33
Submitted Date
Oct 2, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 1, 2021
Amendment 801 — Informed