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HR 3692 112th Congress House

INVEST in America Act

Official title: To establish an entrepreneur-based immigrant category for alien entrepreneurs who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree in Science, Engin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish an entrepreneur-based immigrant category for alien entrepreneurs who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree in Science, Engineering, Math or a technology-related field.

Introduced: December 15, 2011 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2011 or INVEST in America Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide conditional permanent resident status for an alien entrepreneur (and spouse and children) who: (1) is in the process of completing, or has completed, a graduate level degree in science, technology, engineering, math or a related academic discipline from an accredited U.S. institute of higher education; (2) establishes a new commercial enterprise related to such study that meets specified employment and wage requirements; and (3) is admissible as an immigrant.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate such alien's status for fraud or failure to meet status requirements during the 60-month period after obtaining such status.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Education to submit a recruitment, retainment, and investment strategic plan to Congress to attract skilled and talented foreign nationals to immigrate to the United States to create jobs and grow the economy.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3692: INVEST in America Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3692/
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"H.R. 3692: INVEST in America Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3692/.
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H.R. 3692, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3692/.
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