H.R. 2106: Partner with Korea Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-20 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Partner with Korea Act

Plain summary

Partner with Korea Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services and with respect to whom the Department of Labor has certified to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation concerning U.S. worker protections with the Department of Labor.

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Official text

Partner with Korea Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · 81 cosponsors

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Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John B. Larson (D-CT), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Austin Scott (R-GA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) and 21 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2106.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2106 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115