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H.R. 3221

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3221, the ICELAND Act, was introduced in the House on May 6, 2025 by Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on May 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 3221 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb3221/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3221 IH: Iceland Commercial and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Development Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3221  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 6, 2025   Ms. Pingree  (for herself and  Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To include Iceland in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Iceland, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Iceland Commercial and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Development Act   or the   ICELAND Act  .
2.
Nonimmigrant traders and investors
For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), Iceland shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Iceland provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To include Iceland in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Iceland, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) sponsors H.R. 3221, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3221 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · May 6, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3221 has taken 2 actions since May 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 3221 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3221 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • ICELAND Act — Display Title
  • ICELAND Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Iceland Commercial and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Development Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To include Iceland in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Iceland, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 3221 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLCConsultingSouth Carolina13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JONATHAN BASELICE113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLCVANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC2025 fourth_quarter$160K4th Quarter - Report
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLCVANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC2025 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLCVANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC2025 third_quarter$65K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3221 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3221’s is Immigration.

hr3221/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com