# 114-hr-3987: Jobs in America Act

114-hr-3987, Jobs in America Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3987
- Congress: 114
- Title: Jobs in America Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2015-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Jobs in America Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an employment-based, conditional immigrant visa (StartUp visa) for a sponsored alien entrepreneur: (1) with required amounts of financial backing from a qualifying investor or venture capitalist; and (2) whose commercial activities will generate required levels of employment, revenue, or capital investment. The Department of Homeland Security shall terminate the status of a sponsored entrepreneur (and the alien spouse and children of such entrepreneur) if not later than three years after the date on which such permanent resident status was conferred: (1) the sponsoring venture capitalist or investor fails to meet investment requirements; or (2) the entrepreneur fails to meet job creation, capital investment, or revenue requirements.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3987 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3987)

## Related
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-4625: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4625)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3987 (as of 2025-11-18).