To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.
The summary
What this bill does
This bill expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. The E-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa currently only available to Australian nationals coming to the United States for employment in a specialty occupation. For Irish E-3 initial applications, the Department of State may approve each fiscal year no more than 10,500 minus the number of Australian initial applications approved the previous fiscal year.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - MA District 1 · D-MA
10 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - PA District 16 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - CA District 15 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - MA District 2 · D-MA
U.S. Representative - Pennsylvania District 13 · D-PA
U.S. Representative - PA District 5 · D-PA
U.S. Representative - NY District 26 · D-NY
Member of Congress · R-NC
Member of Congress · D-DE
U.S. Representative - NY District 17 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - PA District 1 · R-PA
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1337 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Immigration |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 13, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 13, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 10 · House vote — · 1 views |