3.0.0 2972 2023-01-11T13:22:23Z 2023-01-11T13:22:23Z House H HR 2011-09-20 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 2972.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, ``the Houseof Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen everysecond Year by the People of the several States.'' Asdescribed in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative powersherein granted shall be vested in a Congress.'' I was electedin 2010 to serve in the 112th Congress as certified by theSecretary of State of Washington state.Article III, Section 2 states that the Supreme Court has``the judicial power'' that ``shall extend to all cases, inlaw and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws ofthe United States.'' Article II, Section 1 of theConstitution provides that the Supreme Court is the supremelaw of the land when stating ``The judicial power of theUnited States, shall be vested in one supreme Court.''The power of judicial review of the Supreme Court wasupheld in Marbury v Madison in 1803, giving the Supreme Courtthe authority to strike down any law it deemsunconstitutional. Members of Congress, having been electedand taken the oath of office, are given the authority tointroduce legislation and only the Supreme Court, asestablished by the Constitution and precedent, can determinethe Constitutionality of this authority.[Page H6272]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-23T17:01:13Z Referred to 2011-09-20T16:01:25Z 112 642 S 2011-12-07 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS 2011-09-23 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2011-09-20 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2011-10-05 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2011-10-26 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2011-11-01 False O000169 Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] William Owens D NY L. 23 2011-11-04 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2011-11-15 False H001062 Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] Kathleen Hochul D NY C. 26 2011-12-16 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2011-12-16 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2011-12-16 False S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2012-03-27 False Immigration Business investment and capital U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports Immigration

00 2011-09-20 Introduced in House 2011-11-10T16:48:46Z Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act - Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to make the EB-5 visa (alien investor) regional center program permanent.

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