Heartland Visa Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5644 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5644 To establish a new visa category for high-skilled aliens seeking employment in slow-growing and shrinking counties in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a new visa category for high-skilled aliens seeking employment in slow-growing and shrinking counties in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Heartland Visa Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) High-skilled immigrants are an invaluable source of innovation and entrepreneurship for the United States economy. Since 2000, immigrants h…