118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1926 — United States-Uruguay Economic Partnership Act

“A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.”

Immigration

Introduced Jun 12, 2023

Last action Jun 12, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jun 12, 2023

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Referred

Jun 12, 2023

the Judiciary

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill addresses issues related to Uruguay. Specifically, this bill adds Uruguay to the list of countries eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. (Such a designation generally provides for duty-free entry of goods into the United States from the designated countries, with some exclusions and limitations.) The bill also establishes that a national of Uruguay shall be eligible for an E visa (for an investor or trader who is a national of a foreign country with a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States) if Uruguay provides a similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals. Furthermore, the Department of Homeland Sec...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jun 12, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jun 12, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.