To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel.
Latest action · Jun 8, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-130.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2012
- Passed HouseMar 19, 2012
- Passed SenateMay 24, 2012
- To the PresidentMay 31, 2012
- Became lawJun 8, 2012Public Law 112-130
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Makes Israeli nationals eligible to enter the United States as E-2 visa nonimmigrant investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if Israel provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 111 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed371–0 | Mar 19, 2012 |
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2012 to Feb 29, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Feb 9, 2012 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Feb 9, 2012 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 9, 2012 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Feb 24, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Feb 24, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Feb 29, 2012 |
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 Feb 9, 2012Markup Feb 28, 2012Reported Mar 8, 2012 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2012Discharged Feb 27, 2012 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 20, 2012Discharged May 24, 2012 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2012Signed by President.
- Jun 8, 2012Became Public Law No: 112-130.
- May 31, 2012Presented to President.
- May 25, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 24, 2012Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3658)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S3658 | Harry Reid D-NV | May 24, 2012 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E410 | Robert T. Schilling R-IL | Mar 21, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1372–H1374Text printed H1372Recorded votes H1374allow | Howard L. Berman D-CA, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Lamar Smith R-TX, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Mar 19, 2012 |
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 estimate
- Mar 8, 2012H.R. 3992, a bill to allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in IsraelAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 28, 2012
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H693.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45104 | Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents | Report | Jun 2, 2025 |
| R47159 | Temporary Professional Foreign Workers: Background, Trends, and Policy Issues | Report | Jun 9, 2022 |
| RL33414 | Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (COLI): Insurance and Tax Issues Archived | Report | Jan 21, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 921 | A bill to allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel. | Identical bill | May 9, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 20, 2012Referred in Senate
- Mar 19, 2012Engrossed in House
- Mar 8, 2012Reported in House
- Feb 9, 2012Introduced 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.
