US HB1502 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To terminate the EB-5 program. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the EB-5 visa category. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 is amended to terminate the EB-5 regional center pilot program. The EB-5 visa provides lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who invest (directly or through a regional center) a specified amount of capital in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create at least 10 jobs.
Title
To terminate the EB-5 program.
Sponsors
Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-31 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. |
2017-03-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2017-03-10 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB232 (Related) 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1502/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1502/BILLS-115hr1502ih.pdf |