[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 565 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 565

 To include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are 
      eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 
 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the 
                        Government of Portugal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2019

 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Nunes) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are 
      eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 
 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the 
                        Government of Portugal.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Mutual Interests and 
Growing Our Success Act'' or the ``AMIGOS Act''.

SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT TRADERS AND INVESTORS.

    For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Portugal 
shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if 
the Government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to 
nationals of the United States.
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