3.0.0 565 2022-11-01T14:02:52Z 2022-11-01T14:02:52Z House HR 2019-01-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 15, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CICILLINE:H.R. 565.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8[Page H602]]]> ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-04T15:51:52Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Discharged from 2019-10-22T22:02:50Z Referred to 2019-02-25T21:53:22Z Markup by 2019-10-23T22:03:10Z Referred to 2019-01-15T15:00:09Z AMIGOS Act 116 2926 S 2019-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2019-12-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-12-03 16:01:46 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-12-03 16:01:43 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9189) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2019-12-03 16:01:43 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9189) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-03 15:55:57 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 565. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-12-03 15:55:56 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9189-9191) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-12-03 15:54:50 Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-10-23 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-10-23 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2019-10-22 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged. Committee 2019-02-25 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2019-01-15 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2019-01-15 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-05-28 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2019-06-24 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-07-18 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2019-09-24 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-10-22 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-12-03 False 2019-11-01T20:31:15Z H.R. 565, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55816 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 23, 2019 Immigration Europe Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Portugal U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports Immigration 00 2019-01-15 Introduced in House 2019-07-05T18:46:38Z Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act

This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas if the government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.

An E-1 visa is for individuals entering the U.S. to engage in international trade, while an E-2 visa is for individuals investing a substantial amount of capital in the U.S. Both are limited to nationals from countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States.


]]> 53 2019-12-03 Passed House 2019-12-09T15:40:50Z Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act

This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas if the government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.

An E-1 visa is for individuals entering the United States to engage in international trade, while an E-2 visa is for individuals investing a substantial amount of capital in the United States. Both are limited to nationals from countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States.

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