Bill116th CongressFiled Apr 9, 2019Immigration
H.R. 2173
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reserve EB-5 visas each fiscal year for investors in new commercial enterprises in areas with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 9, 2019)
This bill reserves a certain number of EB-5 visas (immigrant investors) for immigrants who invest in a new commercial enterprise that will create employment in an area where the President has declared a major disaster. For a period of three fiscal years starting from the fiscal year in which a disaster has been declared, 100 such visas must be reserved for each fiscal year.
What just happenedMay 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Who’s behind it
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large](R-PR)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in HouseApr 9, 2019
- May 15, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee - Apr 9, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 9, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House