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H.R. 7164: To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

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H.R. 7164: To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-11-20 · Immigration · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-11-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

Plain summary

This bill expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. Currently, the E-3 visa is only available to Australian nationals. The employer of an Irish national under the program shall file an attestation with the Department of Labor. The employer shall participate in the E-Verify program during the duration of the applicant's authorized employment period. For each fiscal year, the Department of State may approve 10,500 Irish E-3 initial applications minus the number of Australian E-3 initial applications approved the previous fiscal year. The total number of approved E-3 initial applications shall not exceed 21,000 in any two fiscal years. Currently, the State Department may approve up to 10,500 initial applications each fiscal year under the program.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 1 cosponsors

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Richard E. Neal (D-MA)

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Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr7164 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115