# 118-hr-8679: To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.

118-hr-8679, To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8679
- Congress: 118
- Title: To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2024-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2024-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2024-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2024-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2024-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2024-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2024-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2024-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2024-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8679 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8679)

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