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H.R. 1401: JOLT Act of 2015

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H.R. 1401: JOLT Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-17 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

JOLT Act of 2015

Plain summary

Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015 or the JOLT Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States a qualifying Canadian citizen over 50 years old and spouse for a period not to exceed 240 days (in a single 365-day period) if the person maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of such stay. Revises the secure travel partnership program (the visa waiver program as renamed by this Act) to: (1) authorize DHS to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions. Expresses the sense of Congress that DHS should, in evaluating countries participating in the secure travel partnership program, give review priority to countries where circumstances indicate that such a review is necessary or desirable. Directs the Department of State to require U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to: (1) conduct nonimmigrant visa application interviews expeditiously, consistent with national security requirements and in recognition of resource allocation considerations; and (2) set a goal of interviewing 90% of all nonimmigrant visa applicants, worldwide, within 10 days of application receipt. Directs the State Department to: (1) develop and conduct a pilot program for processing visas using secure remote videoconferencing technology, and (2) seek to coordinate enrollment and interview processes for individuals eligible for both a U.S. visa and enrollment in the Global Entry program. Requires an alien at the time of application for U.S. entry under the secure travel partnership program to have a valid, unexpired electronic passport that incorporates biometric and document authentication identifiers that comply with internationally accepted practices.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

JOLT Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · 113 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Quigley (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adam Smith (D-WA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Bill Foster (D-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) and 53 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1401 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114