S. 493 · 118th Congress · Senate

Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Feb 16, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023

This bill imposes additional requirements on countries that are part of the Visa Waiver Program, which allows citizens or nationals of such countries to travel to the United States without a visa.

Specifically, a country that is part of the program must (1) share information with the United States about any of its citizens or nationals who are known or suspected to be involved with terrorism, and (2) establish frameworks for enhanced law enforcement cooperation with the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security must terminate a country from the program if it fails to comply with these requirements.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 16, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 16, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Feb 16, 2023

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