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H.R. 1834: E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015

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H.R. 1834: E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-16 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015

Plain summary

E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant E-2 alien (treaty investor) who has been in the United States in such status for at least 10 years and has created full-time employment for at least 2 individuals to apply for immediate employment-based immigrant status. Up to 10,000 such visas may be made available each fiscal year. Sons and daughters of E-2 aliens (or aliens seeking such status) can remain on their parent's visa as a child until age 26. Employment authorization may be granted at age 18.

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Official text

E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · 9 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1834 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114