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.

Bill: 114-s-2402
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2015-12-15
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Government information and archives

Immigration status and procedures

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to search all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien applying for admission to the United States is inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2402 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2015 Mr. McCain (for himself, Ms. Ayotte , Mr. Blunt , and Mr. Kirk ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.

1. Requirement to search records of aliens applying for admission to the United States The Secretary of Homeland Security shall search all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien applying for admission to the United States is inadmissible under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ).