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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5693
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 12, 2014
Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit the issuance of visas to, and the admission into the United States of, an alien during
the 30-day period following the presence of the alien in Guinea, Liberia,
or Sierra Leone.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Ebola VISA Safety Act.
2.
Special immigration limitations relating to Ebola Virus Disease
(a)
In general
(1)
Visa restrictions
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no consular officer may issue an immigrant or
nonimmigrant visa to an alien during any 30-day period that begins on a
day on which the alien is physically present in Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra
Leone.
(2)
Admission restrictions
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, an alien is ineligible to be admitted into the
United States during any 30-day period that begins on a day on which the
alien is physically present in Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone.
(b)
Definitions
The terms used in this section shall have the meaning given such terms in section 101(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).