AMIGOS Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2021 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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act
This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas if the government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals. The bill also imposes additional requirements on such visas.
An E-1 visa is for individuals entering the United States to engage in international trade, while an E-2 visa is for individuals investing a substantial amount of capital in the United States. Both are limited to nationals from countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States.
Furthermore, under this bill, if an alien who has never received an E visa became the national of an E visa-eligible foreign country by making a financial investment in that foreign country, that alien must have been domiciled in that foreign country for a continuous period of at least three years at any point before applying for an E visa.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 15, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
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 Apr 15, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2021 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2021 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jun 24, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jun 23, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 486, proceedings on H.R. 2571 are considered vacated.
- Jun 23, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340. (consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3028)
- Jun 22, 2021Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 22, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2982-2983; text: CR H2982)
- Jun 22, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2571.
- Jun 22, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5343 | Jim Costa D-CA | Jun 8, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3026Text printed H3028 | James P. McGovern D-MA | Jun 23, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2982, H2983Text printed H2982Notices H3003Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2571, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success (AMIGOS) Act | Dan Bishop R-NC, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Jun 22, 2021 |
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. 167, no. 65, April 15, 2021, page H1843.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47061 | Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 117th Congress | Report | Oct 21, 2022 |
| R47159 | Temporary Professional Foreign Workers: Background, Trends, and Policy Issues | Report | Jun 9, 2022 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To include Portugal 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 Portugal and to otherwise modify the eligibility criteria for E visas.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act
- AMIGOS Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- AMIGOS Act
- Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- AMIGOS Act
- Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jun 23, 2021Engrossed in House
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced 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.
