INCLUDE Act

Bill: 113-hr-5237
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2014-07-29
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Travel and tourism

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Investors Need Clear Laws with Uniform Direction for E-2 Status Holders Act or the INCLUDE Act - Allows aliens having E-2 (treaty investor) nonimmigrant status by reason of a change of nonimmigrant classification made in the United States to re-enter the United States after a trip abroad without requesting or obtaining a new visa.</p> <p>States that there shall be no limit on the number of such re-entries during the period in which the alien lawfully holds such status.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5237 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2014 Mr. Coffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to allow aliens having status as an E–2 nonimmigrant by reason of a change of nonimmigrant classification made in the United States to re-enter the United States after a trip abroad without obtaining a new visa.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as— (1) the Investors Need Clear Laws with Uniform Direction for E–2 Status Holders Act ; or (2) the INCLUDE Act . 2. Unlimited re-entries for certain treaty investors (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that— (1) an alien described in subsection (b) may re-enter the United States after a trip abroad without having to request or obtain a new visa; and (2) there is no limit on the number of such re-entries during the period in which the alien lawfully holds status under section 101(a)(15)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(ii) ). (b) Aliens described An alien described in this subsection is an alien having lawful status under section 101(a)(15)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(ii)) by reason of a change of nonimmigrant classification made in the United States under section 248 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1258 ). (c) Travel documents The Secretary of Homeland Security shall commence issuance of travel documents determined appropriate by the Secretary to carry out this section, such as re-entry permits, advance parole travel documents, or any other travel documents deemed appropriate by the Secretary for this purpose.