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HR 2972 112th Congress House

Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act

Official title: To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program.

Introduced: November 15, 2011 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Immigration Business investment and capitalU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sep 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 20, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act - Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to make the EB-5 visa (alien investor) regional center program permanent.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3
Sablan, Gregorio
· Mar 27, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Dec 16, 2011
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 15, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 26, 2011
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Oct 5, 2011
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 20, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2972: Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2972/
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"H.R. 2972: Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2972/.
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H.R. 2972, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2972/.
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