H.R. 2627 — Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act

Summary

Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State to:

develop open-source software based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection's global travel targeting and analysis systems and the State Department's watchlisting, identification, and screening systems to facilitate the vetting of travelers against terrorist watchlists and law enforcement databases, enhance border management, and improve targeting and analysis; and
make such software and any related technical assistance or training available to foreign governments or multilateral organizations for such purposes.

2017-05-24
Introduced in House
2017-05-24
Introduced in House
2017-05-24
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-24
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-24
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-06-15
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
2017-06-27
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.