US Congress House Bill 643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject any alien who remains in the United States after any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired to: (1) a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for a first offense; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for any subsequent offense. Such penalties shall be waived if the overstay was due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security. An alien convicted of a first offense may not be admitted to the United States for 5 years or granted a visa for 10 years. An alien convicted of a subsequent offense may not be admitted to the United States at all or granted a visa.

Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2017

Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-01-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-24	House	Introduced in House

HB4974 (Related) 2018-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/643/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr643/BILLS-115hr643ih.pdf