3.0.0 5874 2019-11-15T21:36:08Z 2019-11-15T21:36:08Z House H HR 2012-05-31 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POLIS:H.R. 5874.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3363]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-05T21:26:02Z Referred to 2012-05-31T14:01:25Z 2012-06-05 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2012-05-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-05-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 N Immigration Business investment and capital Employment and training programs Government studies and investigations Immigration status and procedures U.S. and foreign investments User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2012-05-31 Introduced in House 2012-07-11T16:57:52Z American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to: (1) make the alien investor visa (EB-5) regional center program permanent, (2) establish a $2,500 regional center designation fee, and (3) increase visa set-asides for such program.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding EB-5 provisions to: (1) establish a $2,500 premium processing fee, (2) establish in the Treasury the Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Account Center, (3) permit concurrent filing for EB-5 petitions and status adjustment applications, (4) expand the definition of "targeted employment area" for purposes of visa set-asides, and (5) expand EB-5 eligibility to include investors who have completed investment agreements with a qualified venture capital operating company or with an "angel investor" (U.S. citizen- or permanent resident-owned entity or an entity that has made specified commercial enterprise investments).

]]> American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 Display Title American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To facilitate foreign investment by permanently reauthorizing the EB-5 regional center program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-05-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5874ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5874ih.xml 2012-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.