No Travel for Traffickers Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6911
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2022-03-03
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Travel for Traffickers Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill bars from the visa waiver program any country that allows individuals to obtain citizenship by making an investment in that country.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2022 Mr. Owens (for himself, Mr. Cohen , and Mr. Malinowski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the participation in the Visa Waiver Program of certain countries that provide citizenship for investment programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Travel for Traffickers Act of 2022 . 2. Limitation on participation in the Visa Waiver Program Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following: (H) Not a disqualified country The country is not a country disqualified from designation under subsection (j). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (j) Disqualified countries A country shall be ineligible for designation under subsection (c) as a program country if the country has in effect any program permitting an individual who is not a national of that country to be provided with citizenship, on condition that the individual make an investment in that country. . 3. List of foreign states with citizenship by investment programs No later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified list of countries ineligible for designation as program countries under section 217(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 4. Cooperation with European Union and United Kingdom The Secretary of Homeland Security shall engage with partners in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other relevant partners to eliminate Schengen area visa-free travel access for foreign states that are ineligible for designation as program countries under section 217(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 5. Restriction on use of funds for foreign vetting No amounts made available in appropriations Acts may be used for the purpose of vetting applicants for a program described in section 217(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on behalf of, or at the request of, a foreign state, or to otherwise assist a foreign state with the operation of such a program.