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Congress Returns from Spring Recess

by Mintz Levin on 4/9/2013

Congress returns to Washington today after a two-week district work period. As we enter the second quarter of the year, we are likely to see continued debate and some progress on: Budget & Appropriations; Presidential...more

Investing In Georgia: Economic Development Newsletter - February 2013

by King & Spalding on 2/27/2013

In This Issue: Welcome to King & Spalding's economic development news bulletin,Investing in Georgia. In this edition, you will find: - An overview of the sequester, debt ceilings, continuing resolutions to fund...more

New Class of Entrepreneur Visas Coming?

by Ronald Shapiro on 2/18/2013

As the push for immigration reform gains momentum on Capitol Hill, more bipartisan immigration measures are being introduced, some of which have a good chance of being incorporated into any sweeping reform package....more

The State of the Union in 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 2/14/2013

Introduction - Last night, President Barack Obama delivered his fourth State of the Union Address before a joint session of the 113th Congress. Not since 1887, when President Grover Cleveland faced a divided 50th...more

Capital Thinking Update - February 4, 2013

by Amy Davenport, Tanya DeRivi, Eugenia Edwards, Karen Kudelko, Matthew Kulkin, Jessica Monahan, Amy Budner Smith, Scott Thompson, Dana Weeks, Pam Welsh | Patton Boggs LLP on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: General Legislative; Debt Limit; Agriculture & Food; Budget, Appropriations; Cybersecurity; Education; Energy; Financial Services; Health Care; International Defense and Homeland Security; and,...more

This Week in Washington - February, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 2/6/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - U.S. Economy. Preliminary figures released this week revealed that the U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, marking the...more

Washington Insight - January 2013

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

In This Issue: - President Obama Sworn in for a Second Term - 113th Congress Underway - More Fiscal Challenges in Store - Cabinet Re-Shuffle - A Game of Musical Chairs - Tax Reform and...more

EB-5 Regional Center Program Extended Until September 30, 2015

by Perkins Coie on 10/3/2012

On September 28, 2012, President Barack Obama signed bipartisan legislation extending the EB-5 Regional Center Program for an additional three years. The new sunset date for the program is September 30, 2015. Additionally,...more

Push to Reauthorize EB-5 Visas for Foreign Investors

by Ronald Shapiro on 6/27/2012

Within the last 30 days, legislators have introduced various bills in the U.S. Congress that would reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program....more

This Week in Washington - June 15, 20

by Patton Boggs LLP on 6/21/2012

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Budget/Debt Ceiling/Sequestration. Last Friday, House Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon (R-California), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Ileana Ros-Lehtinen...more

Legislative Update on the state of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

by Akerman Senterfitt on 3/6/2012

The EB-5 program has received growing attention in recent weeks. In these days of tight credit, particularly for commercial real estate development, the EB-5 Program provides an attractive alternative to conventional real...more

The Illinois DREAM Act

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 8/8/2011

On August 1, 2011, the Governor signed the Illinois DREAM Act into law. This law does not affect the immigration status of students as discussed in the proposed federal DREAM legislation; however, it provides students who...more

Capitol View- May 2011

by Venable LLP on 5/31/2011

In This Issue: FY2012 Budget Plans; Federal Appropriations Earmarks: Have We Moved From Feast to Famine?;Bumpy Road Ahead for Immigration Reform;Bart Stupak, Former Congressman and Chair of House Energy and Commerce...more

Capitol View - December 2010

by Venable LLP on 12/17/2010

Venable's Legislative and Government Affairs team welcomes you to this special edition of Capitol View, where we will be providing thoughtful analysis of the latest developments from the lameduck Congress. Beginning in...more

Immigration Advisory: Attention Foreign Entrepreneurs: New StartUp Visa Act of 2010 Introduced in Congress

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 3/4/2010

On February 24, 2010, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) introduced the StartUp Visa Act of 2010. This proposed legislation, if passed into law, would create a second immigrant (“green card”) investor visa...more

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