S. 3245: A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.

S. 3245: A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-05-24 · Immigration · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-176.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-05-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 580 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S3245 (2012-09-13), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-176. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 2, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program through September 30, 2015. (Eliminates pilot program references to such program.) Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the E-Verify program through September 30, 2015. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker program through September 30, 2015. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to extend the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver program through September 30, 2015. States that nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize a national identification card.

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Official text

A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Mike Lee (R-UT), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

Recorded votes

House roll call 580 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S3245 (2012-09-13): Passed

Words on this page, explained (3)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3245.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s3245 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112