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S 2005 112th Congress Senate Immigration Europe Foreign labor Ireland Visas and passports

IRE Act

Introduced: December 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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.
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Dec 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 15, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Irish Immigration Recognition and Encouragement Act of 2011 or IRE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include nationals of Ireland coming to the United States under a treaty of commerce to perform specialty occupation services in the nonimmigrant E-3 visa category.

What's happening now December 15, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1983 Related bill Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 1, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2005: IRE Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2005/
MLA
"S. 2005: IRE Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2005/.
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S. 2005, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2005/.
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