HR 2571 117th Congress House Immigration Europe Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Portugal U.S. and foreign investments Visas and passports

AMIGOS Act

Introduced: April 15, 2021 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Jun 24, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 23, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340.(consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3028)

Jun 23, 2021

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 486, proceedings on H.R. 2571 are considered vacated.

Jun 23, 2021

Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 486, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 482; H.R. 704; H.R. 961, as amended; H.R. 1314; H.R. 2571, as amended; H.R. 2679, as amended; H.R. 2694; H.R. 2922, as amended; H.R. 3182; H.R. 3239; H.R. 3241, as amended; H.R. 3723; H.R. 3752; H.R. 3841; S. 409; and S. 1340. (consideration: CR H3026-3052; text: CR H3028)

Jun 22, 2021

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jun 22, 2021

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2571.

Jun 22, 2021

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2982-2983; text: CR H2982)

Jun 22, 2021

Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Apr 15, 2021

Introduced in House

Apr 15, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act

This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas if the government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals. The bill also imposes additional requirements on such visas.

An E-1 visa is for individuals entering the United States to engage in international trade, while an E-2 visa is for individuals investing a substantial amount of capital in the United States. Both are limited to nationals from countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States.

Furthermore, under this bill, if an alien who has never received an E visa became the national of an E visa-eligible foreign country by making a financial investment in that foreign country, that alien must have been domiciled in that foreign country for a continuous period of at least three years at any point before applying for an E visa.

What's happening now October 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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