A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a program for the waiver of the visa requirement in the case of nonimmigrant tourists from certain countries.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General and the Secretary of State to establish a three-year pilot visa waiver program for up to eight countries providing a similar benefit to the United States.

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Timeline

1. 1 April 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 April 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 May 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.

   Source: Committee

4. 10 May 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 April 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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