21st Century Visa Vetting Act

Summary

21st Century Visa Vetting Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to search open source information, including Internet sites and social media postings, of an alien who applies for a visa to enter the United States to determine if the alien is inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Timeline

1. 17 December 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 December 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 December 2015 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States.
• related to ← To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States.