A bill winding its way through Congress could impact business travel and the U.S. tourism industry. On December 8, 2015, the House of Representatives passed by a vote of 407-19 the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (H.R.158). This bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include terrorism risk as a factor the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must consider under the agency’s Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) used to determine an alien’s eligibility to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
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