US HB2173 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-15 - 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 April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-04-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-04-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Business investment and capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports
Disaster relief and insurance
Foreign labor
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/2173/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2173/BILLS-116hr2173ih.pdf |
