US SB2115 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 1 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 1 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the number of fiscal year EB-5 (employment creation) visas for qualified immigrants who invest in a new commercial enterprise which, in addition to creating jobs in a targeted employment area, will invest the required capital in such area. Designation of a high unemployment area as a targeted employment area shall be valid for renewable five-year periods.
Title
Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Business investment and capital
Economic development
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Immigration
Rural conditions and development
Unemployment
Visas and passports
Economic development
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Immigration
Rural conditions and development
Unemployment
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2115/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2115/BILLS-114s2115is.pdf |
