Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2449
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2016-01-20
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures

Iraq

Middle East

Syria

Terrorism

Travel and tourism

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the prohibition against participation in the visa waiver program of an alien who, regardless of whether the alien is a national of a program country, is a national of: (1) Iraq or Syria, (2) a country designated as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, or (3) any other country or area of concern.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2449 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 20, 2016 Mr. Flake (for himself, Mr. Durbin , and Mr. Booker ) 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 remove limitations on the ability of certain dual citizens from participating in the Visa Waiver Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 . 2. Elimination of exclusion of certain dual nationals from participation in the Visa Waiver Program Section 217(a)(12) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking clause (ii); (B) by striking (C)— and all that follows through the alien has not been present and inserting (C), the alien has not been present ; and (C) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and (2) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking (A)(i) and inserting (A) .