House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Student Visa Security Improvement Act

H.R. 414Introduced Jan 15, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to strengthen student visa background checks and improve the monitoring of foreign students in the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 15, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 15, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 414.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BILIRAKIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 8, January 15, 2025, Page H186):
Article 1, Section
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-12 district

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