[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6430 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6430
To include Iceland in the list of foreign states whose nationals are
eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2
nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the
Government of Iceland, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 19, 2022
Ms. Pingree (for herself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Young, and Mr.
Courtney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To include Iceland in the list of foreign states whose nationals are
eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2
nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the
Government of Iceland, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iceland Commercial and Economic
Leadership for Arctic and National Development Act'' or the ``ICELAND
Act''.
SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT TRADERS AND INVESTORS.
For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)), Iceland
shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if
the Government of Iceland provides similar nonimmigrant status to
nationals of the United States.
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ICELAND Act
#6430 | HR Congress #117
Policy Area: Immigration
Subjects:
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (11/1/2022)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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