A bill to include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia.

Bill: 119-s-482
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2025-02-06
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 482 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Coons , Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia.

1. Nonimmigrants traders For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(i) ), Czechia shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Czechia provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.