To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.

Richard E. Neal

Democrat · MA · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

• Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)Original· 2025-02-13
• Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2)· 2025-03-18
• Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-03-18
• Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)· 2025-03-18
• James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)· 2025-03-18
• Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15)· 2025-03-18
• Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)· 2025-03-18
• Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-03-18
• Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-03-18
• Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26)· 2025-03-18

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-13

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would allow Irish citizens to participate in the E3 visa program, which lets skilled workers from certain countries live and work temporarily in the United States. Currently, only Australian citizens can use this visa category, so adding Ireland would give Irish professionals the same opportunity to work in America without needing to go through the more difficult employment-based immigration process. The change would benefit Irish workers seeking temporary employment in the U.S. and American employers looking to hire skilled workers from Ireland.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1337 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1337 To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2025 Mr. Neal (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. E-3 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS. (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ``or, on a basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of State, a national of Ireland,'' after ``Australia''. (b) Employer Requirements.--Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended-- (1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) (as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108-449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) (as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108-77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: ``(E) In the case of an attestation filed with respect to a national of Ireland described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain during the period of authorized employment of such Irish national, a participant in good standing in the E-Verify program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).''. (c) Application Allocation.--Paragraph (11) of section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) is amended to read as follows: ``(11)(A) The Secretary of State may approve initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) only as follows: ``(i) For applicants who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 10,500 for a fiscal year. ``(ii) For applicants who are nationals of Ireland, not more than a number equal to the difference between 10,500 and the number of applications approved in the prior fiscal year for aliens who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia. ``(B) The approval of an application described under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for numerical control purposes to have occurred on September 30 of the prior fiscal year. ``(C) The numerical limitation under subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of such aliens.''. <all>

• HR8060Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2026
  Referred to Committee · 2026-03-24