3.0.0 2245 2023-09-05T17:28:37Z 2023-09-05T17:28:37Z Senate S 2017-12-18 115 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-03T16:59:59Z Referred to 2018-07-03T16:11:28Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2018-06-28T16:24:59Z Referred to 2017-12-18T22:24:16Z KIWI Act 115 3324 HR 2017-08-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Identical bill CRS 2018-08-01 Became Public Law No: 115-226. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2018-08-01 Became Public Law No: 115-226. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2018-08-01 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2018-08-01 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-26 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-26 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-23 16:49:48 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-07-23 16:49:47 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6620) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2018-07-23 16:49:47 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6620) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-23 16:43:16 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2245. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-23 16:43:15 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6620-6621) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-07-23 16:43:13 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-07-03 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2018-07-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-07-03 11:37:20 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2018-06-29 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2018-06-28 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4700-4701; text: CR S4700) Floor 2018-06-28 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4700-4701; text: CR S4700) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2018-06-28 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-12-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-12-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2017-12-18 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-12-18 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2017-12-18 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-12-18 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-12-18 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-12-18 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-03-19 False Public Law 115-226 Immigration Immigration status and procedures New Zealand Oceania U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports Immigration 00 2017-12-18 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-27T21:35:17Z Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act

This bill makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.

]]> 82 2018-06-28 Passed Senate without amendment 2018-07-13T13:31:30Z Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act

(Sec. 2) This bill makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.

]]> 81 2018-07-23 Passed House without amendment 2018-07-27T18:10:23Z Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act

(Sec. 2) This bill makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.

]]> 49 2018-08-01 Public Law 2018-08-24T20:12:12Z Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act

(Sec. 2) This bill makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.

]]> KIWI Act Display Title KIWI Act Short Titles as Passed House KIWI Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act H House Short Titles as Passed Senate KIWI Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act S Senate Short Titles as Enacted KIWI Act Short Titles as Enacted Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act Short Titles as Introduced KIWI Act Short Titles as Introduced Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand. Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2245enr/xml/BILLS-115s2245enr.xml Referred in House 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2245rfh/xml/BILLS-115s2245rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2245es/xml/BILLS-115s2245es.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2245is/xml/BILLS-115s2245is.xml 2018-08-02T03:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ226/uslm/PLAW-115publ226.xml Public Law 2018-08-01 Became Public Law No: 115-226. 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.