Us Congress 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB482 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/11/2025

                    II 
119THCONGRESS 
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STSESSION S. 482 
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. 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY6 (legislative day, FEBRUARY5), 2025 
Mr. W
ELCH(for himself, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. COONS, Mr. 
C
ORNYN, 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 nation-
als are eligible for admission into the United States 
as E–1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are 
treated similarly by the Government of Czechia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. NONIMMIGRANTS TRADERS. 3
For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(E)(i) of the Im-4
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 5
1101(a)(15)(E)(i)), Czechia shall be considered to be a 6
foreign state described in such section if the Government 7
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of Czechia provides similar nonimmigrant status to na-1
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