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- H.R.5253
H.R.5253: Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act
About This Bill
- Introduced May 16, 2016
- Latest Major Action Dec. 8, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of State to assign, in a risk-based manner, State Department employees to at least 50 visa-issuing diplomatic and consular posts based upon the following criteria: the number of nationals of a country in which such posts are located who were identified in U.S. terrorist databases, such a country's counterterrorism...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Dec. 8, 2016 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-850, Part I.
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| June 8, 2016 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| June 8, 2016 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| May 20, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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| May 20, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
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| May 16, 2016 |
Referred to House Homeland Security
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| May 16, 2016 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| May 16, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Will Hurd (R-Texas) |