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S 642 112th Congress Senate

Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act

Official title: A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program.

Introduced: March 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
Immigration Business investment and capitalU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passports
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Mar 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1851)
Mar 17, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1850-1851)
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 Latest action December 7, 2011

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2972 Identical bill Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 29, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 642: Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-642/
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"S. 642: Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-642/.
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S. 642, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-642/.
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