US HB5820 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-08-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Modernizing Travel to the Marianas Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a fully automated electronic travel authorization system to collect biographical and other information in order to determine, before travel, the eligibility of, and any law enforcement or security risk of permitting, an alien to travel to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. DHS shall establish and collect a fee for the use of such system. Such system shall be similar to the electronic system for travel authorization to the United States.

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Title

Modernizing Travel to the Marianas Act of 2016

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-08-11HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2016-08-02HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2016-07-14HouseReferred to House Homeland Security
2016-07-14HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2016-07-14HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2016-07-14HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1123)
2016-07-14HouseIntroduced in House

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