3.0.0 7164 2023-01-11T13:41:01Z 2023-01-11T13:41:01Z House HR 2018-11-20 115 Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 183 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)
[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 183 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 7164.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4
[Page H9574]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-11-20T15:30:50Z A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. 115 3684 S 2018-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. 115 7100 HR 2018-11-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2018-11-29 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2018-11-28 17:16:55 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-11-28 17:16:45 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9676) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2018-11-28 17:16:45 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9676) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2018-11-28 17:02:45 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7164. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-11-28 17:02:41 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9676-9678) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-11-28 17:02:17 Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-11-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-11-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 1 2018-11-20 True Immigration Europe Foreign labor Ireland Visas and passports Immigration 00 2018-11-20 Introduced in House 2019-07-23T22:30:55Z This bill expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. Currently, the E-3 visa is only available to Australian nationals.

The employer of an Irish national under the program shall file an attestation with the Department of Labor. The employer shall participate in the E-Verify program during the duration of the applicant's authorized employment period.

For each fiscal year, the Department of State may approve 10,500 Irish E-3 initial applications minus the number of Australian E-3 initial applications approved the previous fiscal year. The total number of approved E-3 initial applications shall not exceed 21,000 in any two fiscal years. Currently, the State Department may approve up to 10,500 initial applications each fiscal year under the program.

]]> To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. Display Title To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. Official Title as Introduced To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. Introduced in House IH Received in Senate 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr7164rds/xml/BILLS-115hr7164rds.xml Engrossed in House 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr7164eh/xml/BILLS-115hr7164eh.xml Introduced in House 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr7164ih/xml/BILLS-115hr7164ih.xml 2018-11-29 Received in the Senate. 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.