H.R. 2827: Partner with Korea Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: April 25, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (April 25, 2023)
Partner with Korea Act
This bill creates an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal recipients of such visas and not their accompanying spouses or children.
(A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.)
Rep. Young Kim (R-CA-40) (April 25, 2023)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-8) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-39) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-9) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-6) (May 5, 2023)
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) (May 10, 2023)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) (May 23, 2023)
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) (May 23, 2023)
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA-45) (May 23, 2023)
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-1) (May 23, 2023)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) (Aug. 25, 2023)
Rep. David Trone (D-MD-6) (Aug. 25, 2023)
Rep. Ed Case (D-HI-1) (Aug. 25, 2023)
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) (Aug. 25, 2023)
Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) (Sept. 13, 2023)
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) (Sept. 13, 2023)
Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ-3) (Sept. 13, 2023)
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI-8) (Sept. 14, 2023)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-30) (Sept. 22, 2023)
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (Sept. 22, 2023)
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) (Nov. 6, 2023)
Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH-2) (Jan. 11, 2024)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC-2) (Feb. 28, 2024)
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) (March 19, 2024)
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) (March 19, 2024)
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1) (March 19, 2024)
Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22) (April 10, 2024)
Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) (April 10, 2024)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3) (April 18, 2024)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4) (April 18, 2024)
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) (April 18, 2024)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) (April 18, 2024)
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) (May 23, 2024)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) (May 31, 2024)
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-7) (June 5, 2024)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) (July 9, 2024)
Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At-Large) (Sept. 9, 2024)
Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY-25) (Sept. 9, 2024)