# 114-hr-4122: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

114-hr-4122, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4122
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2015-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the visa waiver admission of an alien who was present during the preceding five-year period in: a country designated by the Department of State or any other provision of law as a country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, or Nigeria; or any other country determined appropriate by the State Department, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence.

## Cosponsors (6)

- MATT SALMON (R-AZ), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4122 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4122)

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