3.0.0 1834 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z House HR 2015-04-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOLLY:H.R. 1834.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2308]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-15T17:34:11Z Referred to 2015-04-16T13:04:25Z 2015-05-15 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-04-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 N R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2015-04-23 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2015-04-23 False D000613 Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] Robert Dold R IL J. 10 2015-05-12 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2015-05-14 False S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2015-06-04 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2015-06-12 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2015-06-17 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2015-09-15 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2015-10-21 False Immigration Foreign labor U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-04-16 Introduced in House 2015-04-27T15:21:29Z E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant E-2 alien (treaty investor) who has been in the United States in such status for at least 10 years and has created full-time employment for at least 2 individuals to apply for immediate employment-based immigrant status.

Up to 10,000 such visas may be made available each fiscal year.

Sons and daughters of E-2 aliens (or aliens seeking such status) can remain on their parent's visa as a child until age 26. Employment authorization may be granted at age 18.

]]> E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015 Display Title E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain E-2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident status. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1834ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1834ih.xml 2015-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.