# 114-hr-4173: To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

114-hr-4173, To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4173
- Congress: 114
- Title: To provide that an alien who has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the 5-year period prior to the alien's application for admission is ineligible to be admitted to the United States under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2015-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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 has traveled to Iraq or Syria during the preceding five-year period. The Department of Homeland Security may waive such prohibition.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.
- 114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act
- 114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- 114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act
- 114-hr-5599: Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5598: Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4173 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4173)

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- [114-hr-6382: No Religious Registry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6382)
- [114-hr-6340: Presidential Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6340)
- [114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5844)
- [114-hr-5599: Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5599)
- [114-hr-5598: Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5598)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4173 (as of 2025-11-18).