US Congress House Bill 147 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Imposes various penalties on aliens who overstay a visa or lawful immigration status. An alien who overstays shall be fined or imprisoned for up to six months, or both. Such an individual may not be admitted into the United States for 5 years, and may not be granted a visa for 10 years. For subsequent offenses, the alien shall be fined or imprisoned for up to two years, or both, and shall not be admitted into the United States or granted a visa. The Department of Homeland Security shall make case-by-case exceptions for aliens who overstay due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security reasons.

Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2019

Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

HB523 (Related) 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/147/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr147/BILLS-116hr147ih.pdf