United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4259 (111th)
Employment Benefit Act
Introduced
10 December 2009
Last action
1 March 2010 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Murphy, Scott [D-NY-20]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Employment Benefit Act - Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to: (1) make the alien investor visa (EB-5) regional center program permanent; (2) establish a $2,500 regional center designation fee; and (3) increase visa set-asides for such program. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding EB-5 provisions to: (1) establish a $2,500 premium processing fee; (2) establish in the Treasury the Immigrant Entrepreneur Regional Account Center; (3) permit concurrent filing for EB-5 petitions and status adjustment applications; (4) expand the definition of "targeted employment area" for purposes of visa set-asides; and (5) expand EB-5 eligibility to include investors who have completed investment agreements with a qualified venture capital operating company or with an "angel investor" (U.S. citizen- or permanent resident-owned entity or an entity that has made specified commercial enterprise investments).
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Timeline
10 December 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 March 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 December 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Scott [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← CIR ASAP Act of 2009
- related to ← StartUp Visa Act of 2010
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4259
- us · 111-hr-4259 · source updated 14 August 2025