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American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017
Legislative Progress
Introduced
July 27, 2017
Latest Action
September 6, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican(PA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
79pct
41d open
vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise EB-5 (alien immigrant investor) provisions, including regional center program provisions. The bill prescribes E-B5 requirements regarding: (1) fund sources; (2) threats to the national interest; and (3) fraud, misrepresentation, and criminal misuse. Future program participation is barred for a person who knowingly participated in conduct that caused a program center's termination. The EB-5 regional center program is extended through September 30, 2022. EB-5 investors must be at least 18 years old. The bill: (1) provides initial conditional permanent resident status for an alien investor (and the investor's spouse and children), and (2) sets aside 2,000 EB-5 visas for immigrants who invest in rural areas, 2,000 for immigrants who invest in priority urban investment areas, and 2,000 for immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. A regional center shall operate within a defined geographic area and shall be consistent with the purpose of concentrating pooled investment within such area. The bill prescribes job creation requirements. Approved regional centers must give advance notice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of significant proposed changes to their organizational structure, ownership, or administration. U.S. nationals are included in the minimum of 10 U.S. persons for whom an EB-5 project must provide employment. Only a U.S. national or lawfully admitted permanent resident may be involved with a regional center. A regional center shall monitor and supervise all offers, purchases, and sales of securities made by associated parties to ensure compliance with U.S. securities laws. The bill establishes the EB-5 Integrity Fund. The bill prescribes fund source and gift restrictions. Minimum investment amounts are increased. The bill authorizes concurrent filing of EB-5 petitions and applications for adjustment to conditional lawful permanent resident status.
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Filing registrants (2)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
EB-5 Investor Visa Program HR601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 HR1502 - To terminate the EB-5 program. HR3471 - American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017 S232 - A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. H-2B Visas HR2004 - Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act S792 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $19,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Implementation of 2016 HR 3471, Improved hearing healthcare for veterans through the use of hearing aid specialists
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Immigration
EB-5 Investor Visa Program HR601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 HR1502 - To terminate the EB-5 program. HR3471 - American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017 S232 - A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. H-2B Visas HR2004 - Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act S792 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $26,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Veterans
Implementation of 2016 HR 3471, Improved hearing healthcare for veterans through the use of hearing aid specialists
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Immigration
EB-5 Investor Visa Program HR601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 HR1502 - To terminate the EB-5 program. HR3471 - American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017 S232 - A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. H-2B Visas HR2004 - Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act S792 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $14,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Veterans
Implementation of 2016 HR 3471, Improved hearing healthcare for veterans through the use of hearing aid specialists
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Immigration
EB-5 Investor Visa Program HR601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 HR1502 - To terminate the EB-5 program. HR3471 - American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017 S232 - A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. H-2B Visas HR2004 - Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act S792 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $13,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
EB-5 Investor Visa Program HR601 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 HR1502 - To terminate the EB-5 program. HR3471 - American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017 S232 - A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications. H-2B Visas HR2004 - Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act S792 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $22,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office