HR 8679 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.

Latest action · Jun 11, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 11, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 11, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalJun 11, 2024
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJun 11, 2024
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJun 11, 2024
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 11, 2024
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalJun 11, 2024
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 11, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 11, 2024
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalJun 11, 2024
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 11, 2024
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJun 12, 2024
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarJun 25, 2024
R-NEMike FloodJun 25, 2024
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingJun 25, 2024
D-CAJuan VargasJun 26, 2024
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoJul 2, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossJul 9, 2024
R-IAAshley HinsonOct 1, 2024
R-GAAustin ScottOct 1, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOct 1, 2024
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOct 11, 2024
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannNov 18, 2024
R-TXJohn R. CarterDec 16, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jun 11, 2024Referred 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 The single subject of this legislation is: To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 98, June 11, 2024, page H3726.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2024Introduced in House

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