Canadian Snowbird Act
- Last Action
- 4/29/2025
Actions
- 2025-04-29Referred 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.
- 2025-04-29Referred 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.
- 2025-04-29Introduced in House
- 2025-04-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-04-29 (00)
Canadian Snowbird 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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