Canadian Snowbird Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 29, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Canadian Snowbird Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to admit into the United States qualifying Canadian citizens as long-term nonimmigrant visitors.
A qualifying Canadian citizen is an individual who (1) is at least 50 years old, (2) maintains a Canadian residence, (3) owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of the individual's stay, (4) is not inadmissible or deportable, (5) will not engage in employment or labor for hire in the United States other than for a non-U.S.-based person or entity by whom the Canadian citizen was employed in Canada or for whom the Canadian citizen performed services in Canada, and (6) will not seek certain forms of assistance or benefits. A qualified individual may be admitted for up to 240 days during any single 365-day period.
The spouse of such an individual may be admitted under the same terms, except that the spouse is not required to separately satisfy the requirement for owning or renting a residence in the United States.
An individual admitted into the United States under this bill shall have nonresident alien tax status.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 29, 2025 to Jun 9, 2026; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Apr 29, 2025 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | May 1, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 9, 2026 |
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 29, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2025Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 171, no. 71, April 29, 2025, page H1728.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize admission of Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Canadian Snowbird Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2025Introduced 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.
