S. 1635: L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-09-17 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-09-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004

Plain summary

L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, with respect to L-1 visa (intracompany transferee) nonimmigrant aliens, to prohibit entry of an alien with specialized knowledge who will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or affiliate, parent, or subsidiary if: (1) the alien will be controlled and supervised principally by such unaffiliated employer; or (2) the alien's placement at the unaffiliated employer's worksite is essentially an arrangement to provide labor for such employer rather than the provision of a product or service for which specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning employer is necessary. Eliminates the six-month requirement of prior continuous overseas employment for blanket petitions (thus subjecting all L-1 aliens to a one-year requirement). Directs the Department of Homeland Security to maintain L-1 statistics.

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Official text

L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1635, L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004 (2004-11-12); CBO cost estimate: S. 1635, L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004 (2004-11-12)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s1635.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s1635 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108