H.R. 5335

Summary

H.R. 5335, the PERU Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 11, 2025 by Rep. Nellie Pou (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5335 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 5335 IH: Promoting Economic Resilience and Unity Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5335  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 11, 2025   Ms. Pou  (for herself and  Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To include Peru in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Peru.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Promoting Economic Resilience and Unity Act of 2025   or the   PERU Act of 2025  .
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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) ), Peru shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Peru provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.

Tracker

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To include Peru in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Peru.

Sponsors

Rep. Nellie Pou (D) sponsors H.R. 5335, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Nellie Pou

Rep. · D–NJ-9 · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 11, 2025

Maria Salazar

Rep. · R–FL-27 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 11, 2025 · Original

Carlos Gimenez

Rep. · R–FL-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 9, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 5335 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Sep 11, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5335 has taken 2 actions since Sep 11, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5335 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5335 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• PERU Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Promoting Economic Resilience and Unity Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• PERU Act of 2025 — Display Title
• To include Peru in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Peru. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5335 in 2 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 Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Defense, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5335 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5335’s is Immigration.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5335, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. POU:H.R. 5335.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H4266]

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