Canadian Snowbird Visa Act
Summary
Canadian Snowbird Visa Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to admit into the United States qualifying Canadian citizens as long-term nonimmigrant visitors. A qualifying Canadian citizen is an individual who (1) is at least 50 years old, (2) maintains a Canadian residence, (3) owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of the individual's stay, (4) is not inadmissible or deportable, (5) will not engage in employment or labor for hire in the United States other than for a non-U.S.-based person or entity by whom the Canadian citizen was employed in Canada or for whom the Canadian citizen performed services in Canada, and (6) will not seek certain forms of assistance or benefits. A qualified individual may be admitted for up to 240 days during any single 365-day period. The spouse of such an individual may be admitted under the same terms, except that the spouse is not required to separately satisfy the requirement for owning or renting a residence in the United States. An individual admitted into the United States under this bill shall have nonresident alien tax status.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 30, 2023
Last action Jun 30, 2023
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Committee
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Jun 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jun 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Brian J. Mast
RRepublican
Co
David Schweikert
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Lesko
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Greg Stanton
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Bergman
RRepublican
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