[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2729 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2729
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant
status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8, 2025
Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant
status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes.
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 ``Carnivals are Real Entertainment
Act''.
SEC. 2. MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS.
(a) Mobile Entertainment Workers.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (P) of section 101(a)(15) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P))
is amended--
(A) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v);
(C) in clause (v), as redesignated by subparagraph
(B), by striking ``clause (i), (ii), or (iii)'' and
inserting ``clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv)''; and
(D) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
``(iv) seeks to enter the United States temporarily
and solely for the purpose of performing functions that
are integral and essential to the operation of a mobile
entertainment provider (as set forth in section
214(c)(4)(I)(ii)); or''.
(2) Admission of mobile entertainment workers.--Paragraph
(4) of section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(I) The following shall apply to the admission of
any alien under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv):
``(i) The mobile entertainment provider
shall be subject to the same program
requirements that govern the admission of non-
immigrants pursuant to section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)
(15)(H)(ii)(b)) as promulgated by the
Department of Labor in section 655 of title 20
of the Code of Federal Regulations.
``(ii) For purposes of section
101(a)(15)(P)(iv), functions that are integral
and essential to the operation of a mobile
entertainment provider include transporting,
assembly, operation, disassembly, and
maintenance of mobile entertainment
attractions, structures, and equipment,
including rides, games, novelties, and food or
beverage concessions, as well as other
functions that are common in the mobile
entertainment industry and are necessary for
the safe and efficient operation of the mobile
entertainment provider.
``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph,
the term `mobile entertainment provider'
means--
``(I) a carnival or circus that
travels around the United States on a
temporary or seasonal basis; or
``(II) a provider of services
normally affiliated with a carnival or
circus, such as food and game
concessions, that travels around the
United States on a seasonal or
temporary basis to provide services to
State, county, and local fairs and
festivals, or support events sponsored
by not-for-profit organizations for
fundraising.''.
(3) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Secretary of Labor shall separately publish in the
Federal Register proposed rules implementing the provisions of
this section and the amendments made by this section, and shall
finalize such rules not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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