US Congress House Bill 1354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 or JOLT Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of State (Secretary) to establish a pilot fee-based premium processing service to expedite visa interview appointments. Authorizes the Secretary to collect and set fee amounts. Authorizes the Secretary 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 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. Directs the Secretary to require overseas visa processing posts to make public the availability of visa appointments during periods of low demand to encourage visa applicants to apply when interview wait times are lowest. Revises the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security 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. Directs the Secretary 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 Secretary 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.

Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Joe Garcia [D-FL]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Trey Radel [R-FL]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]
Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]
Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
2013-03-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB490 (Related) 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
SB223 (Related) 2013-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1354/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1354/BILLS-113hr1354ih.pdf