One Nation, One Visa Policy Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The One Nation, One Visa Policy Act bars visa-free admission to the United States for a national of the People's Republic of China or a person presenting a passport issued by the PRC. For this bill, the PRC expressly includes Hong Kong and Macau.
The bill also prohibits Department of Homeland Security funds from being used to process covered travelers through the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, including EVS-TAP, or through any other program permitting admission without a visa. Covered travelers would need to use an available visa-based route rather than a visa-free program; the bill does not itself guarantee visa eligibility.
Who Benefits and How
Federal visa-screening and border-security officials gain a rule requiring covered travelers to undergo visa processing rather than visa-free admission. Programs seeking additional pre-travel vetting may face lower screening risk. The text does not create a direct benefit for other travelers or provide replacement support to affected island economies.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Travelers who are PRC nationals or use PRC, Hong Kong, or Macau passports lose access to visa-free entry and face additional time, fees, and screening. Guam and Northern Mariana Islands tourism businesses may lose covered visitors. Airlines and travel intermediaries must update eligibility guidance. DHS waiver-program staff and consular visa officers must redirect and process travelers under the new rule.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits visa-free admission for PRC nationals.
- Covers travelers using passports issued by the PRC.
- Defines the PRC to include Hong Kong and Macau.
- Bars DHS spending to process covered travelers through visa-free programs.
- Expressly covers the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program.
- Expressly includes EVS-TAP processing.
- Reaches any other program permitting admission without a visa.
- Requires covered travelers to pursue an available visa-based route.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Bars visa-free admission for nationals or passport holders of the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau, and prohibits Homeland Security funds from processing them through the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, EVS-TAP, or another visa-free program.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Visa Waiver Programs, China, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands, Border Security
Primary Purpose
Bars visa-free admission for nationals or passport holders of the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau, and prohibits Homeland Security funds from processing them through the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, EVS-TAP, or another visa-free program.
Policy Domains
PRC visa-free admission and funding prohibition
Identified Gains
- Federal visa-screening officials
- DHS border-security programs
- Consular security-screening programs
Identified Costs
- PRC nationals seeking visa-free admission
- Hong Kong passport holders seeking visa-free admission
- Macau passport holders seeking visa-free admission
- Guam tourism businesses
- Northern Mariana Islands tourism businesses
- DHS visa-waiver program staff
- Consular visa-processing staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Mr. Tiffany (for himself and Mr. Roy) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Guam tourism businesses, Hong Kong passport holders seeking visa-free admission, Macau passport holders seeking visa-free admission
Consular visa-processing staff, DHS border-security programs, DHS visa-waiver program staff
Positive-direction: DHS border-security programs, Federal visa-screening officials
Negative-direction: Consular visa-processing staff, DHS visa-waiver program staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "traveler"
- → PRC national or holder of a covered passport
- "processor"
- → DHS official administering a visa-free program
- "visa_officer"
- → Consular official processing a visa application
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The People's Republic of China, expressly including Hong Kong and Macau for purposes of the visa-free restrictions.
The Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program, EVS-TAP, or any other program permitting admission without a visa.
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