HR 5496
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Europe
Foreign labor
Iceland
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports
ICELAND Act
Introduced: December 19, 2019
Introduced by:
Pingree, Chellie
Democratic
· Maine
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Iceland Commercial and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Development Act or the ICELAND Act
This bill establishes that a national of Iceland shall be eligible for an E visa (for an investor or trader who is a national of a foreign country with a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States) if Iceland provides a similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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