KIWI Act
Latest action · Aug 23, 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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act
This bill makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2017 to Apr 11, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Jul 20, 2017 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jul 20, 2017 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Aug 4, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Sep 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 11, 2017 | |
| R-NC | George Holding | Sep 18, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Sep 26, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 4, 2017 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Oct 26, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 26, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Oct 26, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Nov 9, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Feb 2, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 11, 2018 |
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 Jul 20, 2017 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Aug 23, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jul 20, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 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. 123, July 20, 2017, page H6146.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2245 | KIWI Act | Identical bill | Aug 1, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- KIWI Act
- Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 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.
