On Feb. 17, the U.S. Senate passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through March 11, 2022. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Continuing Resolution Feb. 8. This gives Congress an additional three weeks to negotiate the outstanding funding bills for certain agencies and has averted a Feb. 18 federal government shutdown. Congress
Congress passed a short-term extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program that will extend the program through June 30, 2021. This extension will decouple the EB-5 program from immigration programs including E-Verify, Conrad 30 Waiver Program for J-1 medical doctors and non-minister religious workers programs that are extended through Sept. 30, 2021.
Congress has sent
On Sept. 30, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed and the president signed H.R. 8337 to keep the U.S. government operational through Dec. 11, 2020. This action will maintain vital immigration programs such as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program, E-Verify, Conrad 30 Waiver Program for J-1 medical doctors and non-minister religious workers programs.
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The EB-5 Regional Center Program was set to expire on Nov. 21, 2019. On Nov. 18, Congress introduced a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government and extend vital programs such as EB-5 through Dec. 20, 2019. Leaders hope to use the additional time to extend current operations and complete fiscal matters and other priorities before the holidays. There is an ongoing effort to include new EB-5 legislation in a legislative vehicle in December.
New EB-5 regulations published on July 24, 2019, as final will take effect Nov. 21, 2019. There is no additional phase-in for these regulatory changes. Some of the key changes listed below will immediately impact the EB-5 program:
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Bill Announcement
Issued on: September 27, 2019
On Friday, September 27, 2019, the President signed into law:
H.R. 4378, the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health
Today, the U.S. Senate approved the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR; H.R. 4378 ) to fund the U.S. government through Nov. 21 by a bipartisan vote of 82-15. The last step in the process is the president’s signature which, according to media reports, remains likely.
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Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to fund government from end of the current fiscal year, Sept. 30, until Nov. 21, 2019. By a vote of 301-123, the House today passed H.R. 4378, the CR that will fund the government through Nov. 21.
To EB-5 advocates, this timing is
As a continuation of an earlier posting, the U.S. Senate initiated a process by voice vote opening the US Government through February 15, H.J. Res 28, and providing for House and Senate consideration of Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, H. J. Res 31. These actions will provide funding for all remaining Appropriations bills subject
The relatively smooth legislative waters of the U.S. Senate, which allowed for a six-week Continuing Resolution (CR) to pass on Dec. 19, ran into choppy seas in the House of Representatives. The Senate’s lack of funding for border security and the wall caused some factions in the president’s House majority party to rise and oppose
The U.S. Senate filed Continuing Resolution, Senate amendment to H.R. 695 – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, legislation on Dec. 19 to extend government programs and operations through Feb. 8, 2019 and to prevent a partial government shutdown on Dec. 21.
From the Senate Appropriations Committee press