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S. 1452 (107th)
A bill to provide for electronic access by the Department of State and Immigration and Naturalization Service to certain information in the criminal history records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record.
Introduced
21 September 2001
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide the Department of State and the Immigration and Naturalization Service with access to specified criminal history extracts in order to determine whether or not a visa or admissions applicant has a criminal history. Directs the FBI to provide periodic extract updates. Provides for confidentiality and fines for the misuse of such information.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 September 2001
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 September 2001
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 September 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1452
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1452