Communist Visa Transparency Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7737
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2022-05-12
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Communist Visa Transparency Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of State to include on visa application forms certain questions, including a question as to whether the applicant, if the applicant is from China, is affiliated with China's military, paramilitary, law enforcement, public security, or national security forces.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7737 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2022 Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to add questions to visa application forms related to membership and affiliation with Communist or other totalitarian parties, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communist Visa Transparency Act of 2022 . 2. Additional written questions on visa application forms (a) Nonimmigrant visa application form Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the nonimmigrant visa application form (DS–160) to include, under the portion of the application related to security and background, the following questions: (1) Whether the alien is a member of or is affiliated with the Communist or other totalitarian party. (2) For an alien who indicates on such application that their country of origin is China, whether the alien is or has been a member of, employed or funded by, or otherwise affiliated with China’s military, paramilitary, law enforcement, public security, or national security forces. (b) Immigrant visa application form Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the immigrant visa application form (DS–260) to include, under the portion of the application related to security and background, for an alien who indicates on such application that their country of origin is China, the question of whether the alien is or has been a member of, employed or funded by, or otherwise affiliated with China’s military, paramilitary, law enforcement, public security, or national security forces.