A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.

Bill: 113-s-703
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2013-04-11
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia

China

Hong Kong

Travel and tourism

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (PRC) eligible for designation as a visa waiver program country.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 703 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 11, 2013 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States.

1. Eligibility of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States Section 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Eligibility of certain region for designation as program country The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China— (A) shall be eligible for designation as a program country for purposes of this subsection; and (B) may be designated as a program country for purposes of this subsection if such region meets requirements applicable for such designation in this subsection. .