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H.R. 959 (112th)

Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011

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Introduced

8 March 2011

Last action

21 March 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

Sponsors

Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25], Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

5 December 2025

Immigration

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Summary

Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate program countries; (2) replace visa refusal rates with visa overstay rates in determining program participation; (3) set a maximum 3% visa overstay rate for program countries; and (4) revise probationary status and program termination provisions. Directs the Comptroller General to review the Secretary of Homeland Security's methods for tracking aliens entering and exiting the United States and for detecting visa overstays.

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Timeline

  1. 8 March 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

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  2. 8 March 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 March 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 21 March 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

    Source: Committee

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