,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjai  
,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,costa1 and ,mr4 ,nunes7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to include ,portugal in the    
list of foreign states whose nationals  
are eligible for admission into the     
,united ,states as ,e#a and ,e#b        
nonimmigrants if ,united ,states        
nationals are treated similarly by the  
,government of ,portugal4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,advancing ,mutual ,interests and       
,growing ,our ,success ,act or the      
,,amigos ,act4  #b4 ,nonimmigrant       
traders and investors ,for purposes of  
clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of section         
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,e771 ,portugal shall be
 considered to be a foreign state       
described in such section if the        

,government of ,portugal provides       
similar nonimmigrant status to nationals
 of the ,united ,states4