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H.R.2173: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reserve EB-5 visas each fiscal year for investors in new commercial enterprises in areas with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President.
About This Bill
- Introduced April 9, 2019
- Latest Major Action May 15, 2019
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- Introduced in House - April 9, 2019
Bill Summary
This bill reserves a certain number of EB-5 visas (immigrant investors) for immigrants who invest in a new commercial enterprise that will create employment in an area where the President has declared a major disaster. For a period of three fiscal years starting from the fiscal year in which a disaster has been declared, 100 such visas must be reserved for each fiscal year.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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May 15, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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April 9, 2019 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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April 9, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico) |