# 115-hr-2626: Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act

115-hr-2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX); status Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-273, Part I. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-2626
- Congress: 115
- Title: Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act
- Status: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-273, Part I.
- Introduced: 2017-05-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strong Visa Integrity Secures America ActThis bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assign, in a risk-based manner, DHS employees to at least 30 visa-issuing diplomatic and consular posts based upon the following criteria:the number of nationals of a country in which such posts are located who were identified in U.S. terrorist databases,such a country's counterterrorism cooperation with the United States,the adequacy of border and immigration control of such country,terrorist organization activity in such country, andthe number of negative security advisory opinions regarding nationals of such country.Such employees shall, in addition to other duties, screen admissions applications against federal criminal, national security, and terrorism databases.DHS shall:establish within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a visa security advisory opinion unit to respond to Department of State requests for visa security reviews; andprovide, in a risk-based manner, for remote pre-adjudicated visa security assistance at posts that are not assigned such employees.U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall:screen electronic passports at U.S. entry airports by reading each passport's embedded chip, andutilize facial recognition or other biometric technology to screen travelers at such airports.Electronic passport screening shall apply to U.S. citizens, nationals of a visa waiver program country, and nationals of any other foreign country that issues electronic passports.Facial recognition or other biometric technology shall apply to nationals of a visa waiver program country.The CBP shall, in a risk-based manner, continuously screen individuals issued any visa and individuals who are visa waiver program nationals against criminal, national security, and terrorism databases.The annual visa overstay report is revised.DHS shall ensure that certain foreign student information is available at each U.S. port of entry to CBP officers who inspect aliens seeking U.S. admission.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2017-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2017-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-2626 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2626)

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- [115-hr-5132: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5132)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2626 (as of 2025-11-18).