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H.R. 4259 (111th)

Employment Benefit Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

Immigration

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

  1. 10 December 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 December 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 December 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 March 2010

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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