3.0.0 232 2023-01-11T13:35:20Z 2023-01-11T13:35:20Z Senate S 2017-01-24 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-01-24T23:54:53Z To terminate the EB-5 program. 115 1502 HR 2017-03-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2017-01-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2017-01-24 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-03-02 False Immigration Employee hiring Financial services and investments Foreign labor Visas and passports Immigration 00 2017-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-20T20:45:43Z This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the EB-5 visa category.

The number of fiscal year immigrant visas available for the following employment categories is increased: (1) priority workers; (2) members of the professions with advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability; (3) skilled workers, professionals, and certain unskilled workers; and (4) certain special immigrants.

The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 is amended to terminate the EB-5 regional center pilot program.

The EB-5 visa provides lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who invest (directly or through a regional center) a specified amount of capital in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create at least 10 jobs.

]]> A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. Display Title A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. Official Title as Introduced A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s232is/xml/BILLS-115s232is.xml 2017-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.