HOUSE 730115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/14/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- 2017-01-30Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-30Introduced in House
- 2017-01-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-30 (00)
Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the prohibition against participation in the visa waiver program of an alien who, regardless of whether the alien is a national of a program country, is a national of: (1) Iraq or Syria, (2) a country designated as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, or (3) any other country or area of concern.
Cosponsors (3)
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Subjects
- Immigration status and procedures
- Iraq
- Middle East
- Syria
- Terrorism
- Travel and tourism
- Visas and passports
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