Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4726
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2016-03-10
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

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Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the obligation of funds to pay the salary of the Secretary of Homeland Security until a biometric entry and exit data system has been fully implemented.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4726 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2016 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To prohibit the obligation of funds to pay the salary of the Secretary of Homeland Security until a biometric entry and exit data system has been fully implemented, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Illegal Visa Overstays Act of 2016 . 2. No payment of salary to the Secretary of Homeland Security until full implementation of the entry and exit data system Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no funds made available in any fiscal year may be obligated to pay the salary of the Secretary of Homeland Security. The limitation provided under the previous sentence shall no longer apply beginning on the date that the entry and exit data system (as such term is defined in section 7208(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 8 U.S.C. 1365b(b) )) has been fully implemented.