To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide enhanced security measures for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
93 Cosponsors (64 Republicans, 29 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Securing Michigan Priorities”
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Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI8, 2015-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 18, 2015
“rep. john Katko speaks on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives in support of the visa waiver program improvement act”
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Rep. John Katko [R-NY24, 2015-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 9, 2015
“Conyers, Kildee, Dingell, Lawrence Release Joint Statement on Visa Waiver Program Legislation”
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Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI14, 2015-2022]
on Dec 9, 2015
History
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Jan 6, 2015
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Introduced
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Apr 30, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 25, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 1, 2015
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Final Bill —
Failed Cloture in the Senate
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Nov 10, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 7, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on Homeland Security
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Dec 8, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Dec 18, 2015
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Dec 18, 2015
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 158 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 158. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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