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Golden Visa Accountability Act

USA117th CongressHR-4142| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Adam Kinzinger

Adam Kinzinger

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (10)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Katie Porter (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Golden Visa Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of State to establish and maintain a database containing information about investor visa denials due to the applicant's involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuses. (Generally, the United States offers immigrant visas to qualified individuals who invest in the United States and create a certain number of full-time jobs.) Initially, the database must include records related to such denials of U.S. investor visas. The bill also requires the State Department to eventually expand the database to include records of such denials of investor visas in other countries. The State Department shall prioritize including records from European Union countries and from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The State Department may admit a foreign country to be part of the database if the State Department determines (1) that country will be honest and forthcoming with its records, and (2) that country's investor visa program is at risk of abuse by corrupt foreign officials.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 24, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 24, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 24, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5209: Counter-Kleptocracy Act

Golden Visa Accountability Act

USA117th CongressHR-4142| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Golden Visa Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of State to establish and maintain a database containing information about investor visa denials due to the applicant's involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuses. (Generally, the United States offers immigrant visas to qualified individuals who invest in the United States and create a certain number of full-time jobs.) Initially, the database must include records related to such denials of U.S. investor visas. The bill also requires the State Department to eventually expand the database to include records of such denials of investor visas in other countries. The State Department shall prioritize including records from European Union countries and from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The State Department may admit a foreign country to be part of the database if the State Department determines (1) that country will be honest and forthcoming with its records, and (2) that country's investor visa program is at risk of abuse by corrupt foreign officials.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 24, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 24, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 24, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Adam Kinzinger

Adam Kinzinger

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (10)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Katie Porter (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5209: Counter-Kleptocracy Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted