3.0.0 6493 2019-11-15T21:34:32Z 2019-11-15T21:34:32Z House H HR 2012-09-21 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLARKE of Michigan:H.R. 6493.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 and Article 1, Section 8,Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.[Page H6277]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2012-11-06T16:08:31Z Referred to 2012-09-21T13:09:35Z 2012-11-06 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001085 Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] Hansen Clarke D MI 13 N Immigration Business investment and capital Congressional oversight Economic development Employee hiring Government studies and investigations Immigration status and procedures Small business U.S. and foreign investments Urban and suburban affairs and development Visas and passports Immigration 00 2012-09-21 Introduced in House 2012-11-15T17:30:35Z Global Investments in America's Cities Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set aside at least 3,000 employment creation immigrant visas each fiscal year for qualified immigrants seeking to invest in a new commercial enterprise which will create employment in an economically distressed urban area and with respect to which such alien: (1) has invested at least $250,000; (2) has completed an investment agreement with a qualified venture capital operating company for an investment of at least $250,000; or (3) has completed an investment agreement with one or more angel investors for an investment of at least $250,000.

Requires petitions for such immigrant visas to be decided within 60 days.

Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the EB-5 visa program.

]]> Global Investments in America's Cities Act Short Titles as Introduced Global Investments in America's Cities Act Display Title Global Investments in America's Cities Act Official Title as Introduced To create jobs by attracting global investment to economically distressed urban areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6493ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6493ih.xml 2012-11-06 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.