To terminate the EB-5 program.
Latest action · Mar 31, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the EB-5 visa category.
The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 is amended to terminate the EB-5 regional center pilot program.
The EB-5 visa provides lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who invest (directly or through a regional center) a specified amount of capital in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create at least 10 jobs.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2017 to May 16, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Mar 10, 2017 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 16, 2017 |
Committees 1
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, 2017 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 31, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 42, March 10, 2017, page H2053.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 232 | A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. | Related bill | Jan 24, 2017 |
| HR 773 | To terminate the EB-5 program. | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 5, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To terminate the EB-5 program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced 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.
