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H.R. 4259 111th Congress House

Employment Benefit Act

Official title: To facilitate foreign investment by permanently reauthorizing the EB-5 regional center program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Immigration Business investment and capitalEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigationsImmigration status and procedures
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Dec 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employment Benefit Act - Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to: (1) make the alien investor visa (EB-5) regional center program permanent; (2) establish a $2,500 regional center designation fee; and (3) increase visa set-asides for such program.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding EB-5 provisions to: (1) establish a $2,500 premium processing fee; (2) establish in the Treasury the Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Account Center; (3) permit concurrent filing for EB-5 petitions and status adjustment applications; (4) expand the definition of "targeted employment area" for purposes of visa set-asides; and (5) expand EB-5 eligibility to include investors who have completed investment agreements with a qualified venture capital operating company or with an "angel investor" (U.S. citizen- or permanent resident-owned entity or an entity that has made specified commercial enterprise investments).

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4321 CIR ASAP Act of 2009
  • S 3029 StartUp Visa Act of 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4259: Employment Benefit Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4259/
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