American Investment and Job Creation Act of 2012

Summary

American Investment and Job Creation Act of 2012 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an (employment-based) immigrant visa for an alien entrepreneur who has engaged in a new commercial enterprise in the United States that has benefitted the U.S. economy and: (1) has, during the period beginning four years prior to the filing of a preference classification petition for such alien, created full-time employment for at least five U.S. workers, or in the case of an enterprise in a Distressed Area Development Zone, for at least three U.S. workers; and (2) the enterprise has received enough investment or revenue during this period to support such employment creation requirements.

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Timeline

1. 26 July 2012

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 July 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 July 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 August 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 July 2012 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 2012

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 2012

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 July 2012

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Sponsors

• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
• Jason Chaffetz · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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