HR 2571 United States House · 117th Congress

AMIGOS Act

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

Committee Review

Oct 2021

House Passage

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Last action Oct 19, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Oct 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

lower

Jun 24, 2021

Committee

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

upper

Jun 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

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)

lower

Jun 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

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)

lower

Jun 22, 2021

Introduced

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

lower

Apr 15, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Apr 15, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors