To extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center pilot program, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Aug 1, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2008
- Passed HouseJun 9, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the alien investor (EB-5) regional center program for five years.
Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the extent practicable, qualifying program investments should be made in targeted employment areas including rural areas and high unemployment areas.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 8, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Apr 8, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2008Markup Apr 2, 2008Reported Jun 5, 2008 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2008Markup Mar 12, 2008Reported Mar 12, 2008 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 10, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Jun 9, 2008Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 9, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5060-5063)
- Jun 9, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5569.
- Jun 9, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5060-5061)
- Jun 9, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 9, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 5, 2008Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-698.
- Jun 5, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
- Apr 2, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 2, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 12, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 12, 2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Mar 11, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Mar 10, 2008Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9008 | Jeff Sessions R-AL, Robert Menendez D-NJ | Sep 18, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5060–H5063Text printed H5060 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve King R-IA, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Jun 9, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 9, 2008H.R. 5569, A bill to extend for five years the EB-5 regional center pilot program<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2008</p>
- May 9, 2008H.R. 5569, A bill to extend for five years the EB-5 regional center pilot programCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2008
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center pilot program.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center pilot program, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jun 9, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jun 5, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 10, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
