US HB773 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Eliminates EB-5 visas and the EB-5 regional center pilot program. The EB-5 visa provides lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who invest (directly or through a regional center) a specified amount of capital in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create at least 10 jobs.
Title
To terminate the EB-5 program.
Sponsors
| Rep. Steve King [R-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-01-24 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2019-01-24 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB8838 (Related) 2020-12-02 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/773/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr773/BILLS-116hr773ih.pdf |
