Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2014
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 15, 2014)
Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include terrorism risk as a factor the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) 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by their countries of citizenship or nationality, who were denied eligibility to travel, or whose eligibility was revoked, under ESTA because the individual was determined to be a U.S. security threat; (2) steps to strengthen ESTA; and (3) foreign government compliance with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.
What just happenedOct 28, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 15, 2014
- Oct 28, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Sep 18, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Sep 15, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 15, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 15, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House