US SB3134 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 19 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. The E-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa currently only available to Australian nationals coming to the United States for employment in a specialty occupation. For Irish E-3 initial applications, the Department of State may approve each fiscal year no more than 10,500 minus the number of Australian initial applications approved the previous fiscal year.
Title
A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Sponsors
| Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2418 (Related) 2019-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
HB2877 (Same As) 2020-03-10 - Received in the Senate.
HB2877 (Same As) 2020-03-10 - Received in the Senate.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3134/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3134/BILLS-116s3134is.pdf |
