US HB5496 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on December 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes that a national of Iceland shall be eligible for an E visa (for an investor or trader who is a national of a foreign country with a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States) if Iceland provides a similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.
Title
ICELAND Act Iceland Commercial and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Development Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] |
| Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-12-19 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-12-19 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Europe
Foreign labor
Iceland
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports
Foreign labor
Iceland
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5496/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5496/BILLS-116hr5496ih.pdf |
