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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 114
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2017Mr. Buchanan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien
is inadmissible to the United States.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Social Media Screening for Terrorists Act of 2017.
2.
Requirement to search records of aliens applying for admission to the United States
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall search all public records, including Internet sites and social media profiles, to determine if an alien applying for admission to the United States is inadmissible under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182).