US Congress House Bill 1401 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

JOLT Act of 2015 Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States a qualifying Canadian citizen over 50 years old and spouse for a period not to exceed 240 days (in a single 365-day period) if the person maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of such stay. Revises the secure travel partnership program (the visa waiver program as renamed by this Act) to: (1) authorize DHS to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions. Expresses the sense of Congress that DHS should, in evaluating countries participating in the secure travel partnership program, give review priority to countries where circumstances indicate that such a review is necessary or desirable. Directs the Department of State to require U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to: (1) conduct nonimmigrant visa application interviews expeditiously, consistent with national security requirements and in recognition of resource allocation considerations; and (2) set a goal of interviewing 90% of all nonimmigrant visa applicants, worldwide, within 10 days of application receipt. Directs the State Department to: (1) develop and conduct a pilot program for processing visas using secure remote videoconferencing technology, and (2) seek to coordinate enrollment and interview processes for individuals eligible for both a U.S. visa and enrollment in the Global Entry program. Requires an alien at the time of application for U.S. entry under the secure travel partnership program to have a valid, unexpired electronic passport that incorporates biometric and document authentication identifiers that comply with internationally accepted practices.

JOLT Act of 2015 Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]
Rep. Cresent Hardy [R-NV]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. John Mica [R-FL]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-03-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-03-17	House	Introduced in House

SB2091 (Related) 2015-09-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB2686 (Related) 2015-07-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
SB1507 (Related) 2015-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1401/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1401/BILLS-114hr1401ih.pdf