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S. 565 - Startup Visa Act of 2011

Immigration. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Startup Visa Act of 2011

S. 565 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States.
Other Titles
  • StartUp Visa Act of 2011
Sponsor
John Kerry
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Immigration
  • Business investment and capital
  • Congressional oversight
  • Foreign labor
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • U.S. and foreign investments
  • Visas and passports
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/14/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/14/2011
3/14/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Attorneys & law firms [About]
Venture capital [About]
Electronics manufacturing & services [About]
Telecommunications [About]
Chambers of commerce [About]
Pro-business associations [About]
Immigration Rights Policy (split) [About]
32 times as much
$3,626,330
$253,394
$1,036,991
$101,863
$1,361,279
$59,494,084
$65,873,941
$2,039,424
$0
$2,039,424

opposed this bill

Data processing & computer services [About]
Immigration Rights Policy (split) [About]
Border Control Policy [About]
7 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones
7 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Startup Visa Act of 2011

7 organizations supported this bill

American Bar Association
ABA (2011). REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from ABA.
American Council on International Personnel
ACIP (2010, February 24). Immigration 20/20: ACIP Endorses “StartUp Visa Act of 2010”. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from American Council on International Personnel.
Compete America
CA (2011, March 14). Compete America Endorses “StartUp Visa Act”. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from Compete America.
Consumer Electronics Association
Henning, Meghan & Colleen Lerro (2010, March 17). Consumer Electronics Association Urges Congress to Create New Jobs by Passing the StartUp Visa Act of 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from CEA.
National Venture Capital Association
NVCA (2011, March 16). Senate Introduces StartUp Visa Act. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from NVCAccess.
Telecommunications Industry Association
TIA (2011, March 24). Letter to Representative Maloney. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from TIA.
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
USCC (n.d.). Center for Entrepreneurship 2011 Legislative Agenda. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from Campaign for Free Enterprise.

3 organizations opposed this bill

Center for Immigration Studies
CIS (2011, March 21). Looking Carefully at the Proposed Immigrant Entrepreneur Bill . Retrieved June 4, 2011, from Center for Immigration Studies.
NumbersUSA
NumbersUSA (2011). Foreign Worker Visas. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from NumbersUSA for lower immigration levels.
Programmers Guild
Wallace, Alicia (2010, January 18). Vail Valley Rep. Polis pushes for 'Startup' immigrant visas. Retrieved June 4, 2011, from Vail Daily.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$11,000$5,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$337,700$21,000
Kelly AyotteRNH$281,047$13,383
John BarrassoRWY$148,773$3,000
Max BaucusDMT$665,554$35,495
Mark BegichDAK$519,491$10,047
Michael BennetDCO$1,399,878$17,900
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$87,516$-1,250
Richard BlumenthalDCT$645,726$1,650
Roy BluntRMO$668,484$25,200
John BoozmanRAR$96,471$3,613
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,858,877$20,200
Scott BrownRMA$1,477,367$212,750
Sherrod BrownDOH$1,553,188$36,850
Richard BurrRNC$473,306$7,250
Maria CantwellDWA$758,120$14,700
Ben CardinDMD$489,126$31,750
Tom CarperDDE$311,300$14,400
Bob CaseyDPA$2,229,010$23,825
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$667,443$17,750
Daniel CoatsRIN$289,123$5,483
Tom CoburnROK$89,994$8,300
William Thad CochranRMS$200,414$4,700
Susan CollinsRME$522,430$41,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$50,728$2,100
Chris CoonsDDE$627,946$9,400
Bob CorkerRTN$533,248$17,000
John CornynRTX$1,086,935$48,700
Mike CrapoRID$121,380$5,000
Jim DeMintRSC$259,555$17,000
Dick DurbinDIL$1,341,144$16,200
John EnsignRNV$13,650$0
Mike EnziRWY$48,300$1,500
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$574,853$15,500
Alan FrankenDMN$1,185,761$26,200
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$4,198,833$61,600
Lindsey GrahamRSC$726,175$4,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$257,838$16,200
Kay HaganDNC$541,758$2,250
Tom HarkinDIA$535,582$8,600
Orrin HatchRUT$543,488$23,000
John HoevenRND$90,237$21,510
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$88,581$17,100
Jim InhofeROK$188,543$20,950
Dan InouyeDHI$343,260$38,400
Johnny IsaksonRGA$398,582$12,100
Mike JohannsRNE$217,948$27,458
Ron JohnsonRWI$155,120$3,500
Tim JohnsonDSD$284,247$4,300
John KerryDMA$730,586$4,650
Mark KirkRIL$986,090$10,400
Amy KlobucharDMN$909,792$12,666
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$30,150$4,500
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,419,319$23,850
Frank LautenbergDNJ$722,084$7,550
Patrick LeahyDVT$594,259$18,750
Mike LeeRUT$110,102$0
Carl LevinDMI$679,636$7,323
Joe LiebermanICT$34,050$1,250
Dick LugarRIN$357,780$2,750
Joe ManchinDWV$640,903$13,900
John McCainRAZ$339,606$8,800
Claire McCaskillDMO$2,075,119$49,500
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$991,391$50,750
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,514,043$38,000
Jeff MerkleyDOR$559,070$8,100
Barbara MikulskiDMD$321,391$35,200
Jerry MoranRKS$187,291$500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$218,972$11,150
Patty MurrayDWA$900,931$37,625
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$290,793$2,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,024,078$96,385
Rand PaulRKY$160,429$2,700
Rob PortmanROH$834,625$41,450
Mark PryorDAR$599,687$24,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$362,753$5,000
Harry ReidDNV$3,153,727$38,550
Jim RischRID$77,000$500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$228,928$4,500
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$676,674$62,500
Marco RubioRFL$488,693$15,233
Bernie SandersIVT$74,000$6,500
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,964,720$22,650
Jeff SessionsRAL$316,389$14,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$582,800$6,166
Richard ShelbyRAL$389,650$63,100
Olympia SnoweRME$172,431$4,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$625,641$17,400
Jon TesterDMT$1,145,690$14,100
John ThuneRSD$313,844$20,250
Patrick ToomeyRPA$604,857$16,350
Mark UdallDCO$1,262,677$26,000
Tom UdallDNM$807,405$5,700
David VitterRLA$466,418$6,402
Mark WarnerDVA$1,761,417$140,160
Jim WebbDVA$85,462$7,500
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$675,573$7,750
Roger WickerRMS$588,098$15,000
Ron WydenDOR$621,887$10,800

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$11,000$5,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$337,700$21,000
Kelly AyotteRNH$281,047$13,383
John BarrassoRWY$148,773$3,000
Max BaucusDMT$665,554$35,495
Mark BegichDAK$519,491$10,047
Michael BennetDCO$1,399,878$17,900
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$87,516$-1,250
Richard BlumenthalDCT$645,726$1,650
Roy BluntRMO$668,484$25,200
John BoozmanRAR$96,471$3,613
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,858,877$20,200
Scott BrownRMA$1,477,367$212,750
Sherrod BrownDOH$1,553,188$36,850
Richard BurrRNC$473,306$7,250
Maria CantwellDWA$758,120$14,700
Ben CardinDMD$489,126$31,750
Tom CarperDDE$311,300$14,400
Bob CaseyDPA$2,229,010$23,825
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$667,443$17,750
Daniel CoatsRIN$289,123$5,483
Tom CoburnROK$89,994$8,300
William Thad CochranRMS$200,414$4,700
Susan CollinsRME$522,430$41,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$50,728$2,100
Chris CoonsDDE$627,946$9,400
Bob CorkerRTN$533,248$17,000
John CornynRTX$1,086,935$48,700
Mike CrapoRID$121,380$5,000
Jim DeMintRSC$259,555$17,000
Dick DurbinDIL$1,341,144$16,200
John EnsignRNV$13,650$0
Mike EnziRWY$48,300$1,500
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$574,853$15,500
Alan FrankenDMN$1,185,761$26,200
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$4,198,833$61,600
Lindsey GrahamRSC$726,175$4,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$257,838$16,200
Kay HaganDNC$541,758$2,250
Tom HarkinDIA$535,582$8,600
Orrin HatchRUT$543,488$23,000
John HoevenRND$90,237$21,510
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$88,581$17,100
Jim InhofeROK$188,543$20,950
Dan InouyeDHI$343,260$38,400
Johnny IsaksonRGA$398,582$12,100
Mike JohannsRNE$217,948$27,458
Ron JohnsonRWI$155,120$3,500
Tim JohnsonDSD$284,247$4,300
John KerryDMA$730,586$4,650
Mark KirkRIL$986,090$10,400
Amy KlobucharDMN$909,792$12,666
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$30,150$4,500
Mary LandrieuDLA$1,419,319$23,850
Frank LautenbergDNJ$722,084$7,550
Patrick LeahyDVT$594,259$18,750
Mike LeeRUT$110,102$0
Carl LevinDMI$679,636$7,323
Joe LiebermanICT$34,050$1,250
Dick LugarRIN$357,780$2,750
Joe ManchinDWV$640,903$13,900
John McCainRAZ$339,606$8,800
Claire McCaskillDMO$2,075,119$49,500
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$991,391$50,750
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,514,043$38,000
Jeff MerkleyDOR$559,070$8,100
Barbara MikulskiDMD$321,391$35,200
Jerry MoranRKS$187,291$500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$218,972$11,150
Patty MurrayDWA$900,931$37,625
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$290,793$2,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,024,078$96,385
Rand PaulRKY$160,429$2,700
Rob PortmanROH$834,625$41,450
Mark PryorDAR$599,687$24,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$362,753$5,000
Harry ReidDNV$3,153,727$38,550
Jim RischRID$77,000$500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$228,928$4,500
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$676,674$62,500
Marco RubioRFL$488,693$15,233
Bernie SandersIVT$74,000$6,500
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,964,720$22,650
Jeff SessionsRAL$316,389$14,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$582,800$6,166
Richard ShelbyRAL$389,650$63,100
Olympia SnoweRME$172,431$4,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$625,641$17,400
Jon TesterDMT$1,145,690$14,100
John ThuneRSD$313,844$20,250
Patrick ToomeyRPA$604,857$16,350
Mark UdallDCO$1,262,677$26,000
Tom UdallDNM$807,405$5,700
David VitterRLA$466,418$6,402
Mark WarnerDVA$1,761,417$140,160
Jim WebbDVA$85,462$7,500
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$675,573$7,750
Roger WickerRMS$588,098$15,000
Ron WydenDOR$621,887$10,800

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$ Donated
Attorneys & law firms$59,494,084
Venture capital$3,626,330
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,361,279
Telecommunications$1,036,991
Chambers of commerce$253,394
Pro-business associations$101,863
Immigration Rights Policy$0

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Data processing & computer services$2,039,424
Border Control Policy$0
Immigration Rights Policy$0
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