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HR 1812 113th Congress House

Partner with Korea Act

Official title: To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
Immigration AsiaEmployment discrimination and employee rightsForeign laborSouth KoreaVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Partner with Korea Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor has certified to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation concerning U.S. worker protections with the Secretary of Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2663 Related bill Partner with Korea Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 111
All 111 Democratic 23 Republican 10
Bishop, Rob
· Nov 20, 2014
Denham, Jeff
· Nov 17, 2014
Bass, Karen
· Nov 12, 2014
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 10, 2014
McNerney, Jerry
· Sep 10, 2014
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 8, 2014
Hanna, Richard
· Aug 1, 2014
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 31, 2014
Garcia, Joe
· Jul 30, 2014
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 29, 2014
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 28, 2014
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 25, 2014
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 25, 2014
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2014
Olson, Pete
· Jul 23, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2014
Nunes, Devin
· Jul 14, 2014
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 11, 2014
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 8, 2014
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 8, 2014
Woodall, Rob
· Jun 25, 2014
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 23, 2014
LATHAM, TOM
· Jun 20, 2014
Campbell, John
· Jun 19, 2014
Delaney, John
· Jun 19, 2014
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jun 19, 2014
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 19, 2014
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jun 19, 2014
Miller, Jeff
· Jun 12, 2014
COOPER, JAMES
· May 28, 2014
Griffin, Tim
· May 28, 2014
UPTON, FRED
· May 21, 2014
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 9, 2014
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 7, 2014
Stewart, Chris
· May 7, 2014
Meehan, Patrick
· May 6, 2014
Rokita, Todd
· May 1, 2014
Rooney, Thomas
· May 1, 2014
Collins, Doug
· Apr 28, 2014
Eshoo, Anna
· Apr 28, 2014
Granger, Kay
· Apr 28, 2014
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Apr 28, 2014
Mullin, Markwayne
· Apr 28, 2014
Runyan, Jon
· Apr 28, 2014
SALMON, MATT
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Apr 10, 2014
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 9, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 9, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1812: Partner with Korea Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1812/
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"H.R. 1812: Partner with Korea Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1812/.
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H.R. 1812, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1812/.
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