HR 2877
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Australia
Europe
Foreign labor
Ireland
Oceania
Visas and passports
To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Introduced: May 21, 2019
Introduced by:
Neal, Richard E.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Received in the Senate.
Mar 9, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 9, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1541)
Mar 9, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 9, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2877.
Mar 9, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1541-1542)
Mar 9, 2020
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. The E-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa currently only available to Australian nationals coming to the United States for employment in a specialty occupation. For Irish E-3 initial applications, the Department of State may approve each fiscal year no more than 10,500 minus the number of Australian initial applications approved the previous fiscal year.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate.
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