119-hr2729

[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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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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