US Congress House Bill 1114 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

StartUp Visa Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an employment-based, conditional immigrant visa (StartUp visa) for a sponsored alien entrepreneur: (1) with required amounts of financial backing from a qualifying investor, government entity, or venture capitalist; and (2) whose commercial activities will generate required levels of employment, revenue, or capital investment. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate the status of a sponsored entrepreneur (and the alien spouse and children of such entrepreneur) if not later than three years after the date on which such permanent resident status was conferred: (1) the sponsoring venture capitalist or investor fails to meet investment requirements; or (2) the entrepreneur fails to meet job creation, capital investment, or revenue requirements.

StartUp Visa Act of 2011

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]

Rep. William Owens [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-03-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-03-16	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E500)
2011-03-15	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E490)

SB565 (Same As) 2011-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1114/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1114/BILLS-112hr1114ih.pdf