REVEAL Act
Summary
Revealing and Explaining Visa Exclusions for Accountability and Legitimacy Act or the REVEAL Act This bill authorizes the Department of State to publicly disclose the identity of an alien who has been denied admission into the United States because that alien's entry would pose potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences. The State Department may also reveal the grounds that it relied on to make such a determination. The President must annually report to Congress a list of individuals denied a visa on such foreign policy grounds and another list of the instances when the State Department chose to not publicly disclose the identity of such an individual.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jul 2021
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Jul 20, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Jul 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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