# 119-hr-1056: To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.

119-hr-1056, To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1056
- Congress: 119
- Title: To include the Czech Republic in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of the Czech Republic.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Adds the Czech Republic to the countries eligible for E-1 trader visas.** The bill treats Czech nationals as eligible for admission to the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants provided the Government of the Czech Republic offers comparable nonimmigrant trader status to U.S. nationals, applying the existing eligibility framework in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Trader visas for Czech nationals: benefit, low. If enacted, Czech nationals would be able to apply for E-1 treaty trader visas. This would only take effect if the Czech government gives U.S. nationals similar visa status. The change would rely on current immigration rules and would begin upon enactment. It would not create new programs or fundin…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1056 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1056)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1056 (as of 2026-09-26).