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House Bill 2877
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Active
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Passed House on Mar 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 21, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2877
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Richard Neal
Massachusetts
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on March 9, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
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.

Text (3)
Received in Senate
March 10, 2020
Engrossed in House
March 9, 2020
Introduced in House
May 21, 2019
Related Bills (2)
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3134
A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 2418
To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (10)
03/10/2020
Received in the Senate.
03/09/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/09/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1541)
03/09/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
03/09/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2877.
03/09/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1541-1542)
03/09/2020
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
06/26/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
05/21/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
05/21/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:47:44 AM
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