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Under committee review
What it doesSummary passed house amended (Jun 9, 2008)
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the alien investor (EB-5) regional center program for five years.
Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the extent practicable, qualifying program investments should be made in targeted employment areas including rural areas and high unemployment areas.
What just happenedAug 1, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Received in the Senate.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5060-5061)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5060-5061)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5569.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5060-5063)
Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-698.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-698.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the alien investor (EB-5) regional center program for five years.
Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the extent practicable, qualifying program investments should be made in targeted employment areas including rural areas and high unemployment areas.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the alien investor (EB-5) regional center program for five years.
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the alien investor (EB-5) regional center program for five years.