HR 1762 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Partner with Korea Act

Introduced Mar 14, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Gerald E. Connolly D-VA

Latest action · May 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 14, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Partner with Korea Act

This bill creates an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.

A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2019 to Apr 7, 2020; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Ami Bera	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-MO	Billy Long	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-WA	Derek Kilmer	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-VA	Donald S. Beyer, Jr.	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-CA	Jackie Speier	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-MD	Jamie Raskin	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-TN	Jim Cooper	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-CA	Mark Takano	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-OK	Markwayne Mullin	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-PA	Matt Cartwright	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-NY	Peter T. King	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-GA	Rob Woodall	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-WI	Ron Kind	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-TN	Steve Cohen	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-AR	Steve Womack	Original	Mar 14, 2019
D-WA	Suzan K. DelBene	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-SC	Tom Rice	Original	Mar 14, 2019
R-OK	Tom Cole		Mar 27, 2019
D-MA	Joseph P. Kennedy III		Apr 12, 2019
R-NC	David Rouzer		May 8, 2019
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		Jun 18, 2019
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jun 18, 2019
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Jun 18, 2019
D-IL	Mike Quigley		Jun 18, 2019
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger		Jun 20, 2019
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego		Jun 21, 2019
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Jun 27, 2019
D-CT	James A. Himes		Jun 27, 2019
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Jun 27, 2019
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown		Jul 23, 2019
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.		Aug 23, 2019
D-NJ	Andy Kim		Aug 30, 2019
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik		Aug 30, 2019
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.		Oct 29, 2019
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Nov 26, 2019
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger		Nov 26, 2019
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice		Nov 26, 2019
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Dec 10, 2019
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		Dec 10, 2019
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal		Dec 18, 2019
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Dec 18, 2019
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Dec 18, 2019
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		Jan 17, 2020
R-MN	Jim Hagedorn		Feb 28, 2020
R-CA	Devin Nunes		Mar 3, 2020
R-NY	John Katko		Mar 3, 2020
R-KY	James Comer		Mar 13, 2020
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Apr 7, 2020

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 14, 2019
	Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee	Referred May 3, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2019Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 46, March 14, 2019, page H2746.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 843	Partner with Korea Act	Related bill	Mar 14, 2019
HR 3382	Partner with Korea Act	Reintroduced Bill	Nov 9, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Partner with Korea Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 14, 2019Introduced in House

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