3.0.0 3204 2023-01-11T13:41:49Z 2023-01-11T13:41:49Z Senate S 2018-07-12 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-07-12T18:29:29Z Canadian Snowbird Visa Act 115 3513 HR 2017-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 115 979 HR 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2018-07-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2018-07-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-07-12 True Immigration Canada Immigration status and procedures Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Travel and tourism Visas and passports Immigration 00 2018-07-12 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-18T19:06:16Z Canadian Snowbirds Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit into the United States as a nonimmigrant visitor for a period not to exceed 240 days during any single 365-day period a Canadian citizen who: (1) is at least 50 years old; (2) maintains a Canadian residence and owns a U.S. residence or has rented U.S. accommodations for the duration of such stay; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable; (4) will not work in the United States other than for a non U.S.-based person or entity that the person worked for in Canada; and (5) will not seek any federal means tested public benefit for five years, or any federal tax credits for child care, earned income, first time homebuyers, health insurance, or health care plans.

The spouse of such person may be admitted under the same terms except that he or she is not required to separately satisfy the residence/housing requirements.

DHS shall have sole and unreviewable discretion to withhold or withdraw admission of such an alien.

The bill grants a person so admitted nonresident alien tax status.]]> Canadian Snowbirds Act Display Title Canadian Snowbirds Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize admission of Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Canadian Snowbirds Act Introduced in Senate 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3204is/xml/BILLS-115s3204is.xml 2018-07-12 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.