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HR 2124 116th Congress House Immigration Foreign labor U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports

E–2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: July 9, 2019 Introduced by: Rutherford, John H. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant E-2 alien (treaty investor) who has been in the United States in such status for at least 10 years and has created full-time employment for at least 2 individuals to apply for immediate employment-based immigrant status.

Up to 10,000 such visas may be made available each fiscal year.

Sons and daughters of E-2 aliens (or aliens seeking such status) can remain on their parent's visa as a child until age 26. Employment authorization may be granted at age 18.

What's happening now May 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 2 Republican 3
Rooney, Francis
· Nov 5, 2019
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 15, 2019
Yoho, Ted
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 18, 2019
Lamborn, Doug
· Jun 14, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jun 10, 2019
O'Halleran, Tom
· May 16, 2019
Cook, Paul
· May 8, 2019
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Apr 29, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Apr 18, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· Apr 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2124: E–2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2124/
MLA
"H.R. 2124: E–2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2124/.
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H.R. 2124, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2124/.
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[H.R. 2124: E–2 Visa Improvement Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2124/)
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