Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act

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Introduced

31 January 2012

Last action

16 February 2012 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

Sponsors

Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]

Subjects

Immigration

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5 December 2025

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Summary

Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions.

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Timeline

31 January 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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31 January 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
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31 January 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
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16 February 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3855
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