HR 2729
Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act, aims to create a pathway for mobile entertainment workers, such as those who operate carnivals and circuses, to receive nonimmigrant status in the United States. It amends immigration law to specifically recognize these workers and their roles within the industry, ensuring they can temporarily enter the country to perform essential functions related to mobile entertainment operations. The bill also establishes requirements for mobile entertainment providers and mandates rulemaking to implement the changes.
Key provisions
- Creates a new nonimmigrant status for mobile entertainment workers.
- Defines ‘mobile entertainment provider’ to include carnivals, circuses, and related service providers.
- Lists specific functions integral to the operation of a mobile entertainment provider (transporting, assembly, operation, disassembly, maintenance).
- Requires mobile entertainment providers to meet program requirements similar to those for other non-immigrants.
- Establishes a timeline for the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor to publish and finalize implementing rules.
Who is affected
- Carnival and circus operators
- Employees of mobile entertainment providers
- The Department of Homeland Security
- The Department of Labor
- State, county, and local fairs and festivals
Notable changes
- Expands the definition of ‘nonimmigrant’ to include mobile entertainment workers.
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Cosponsors
Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Radewagen
Becca [D-VT-At Large] Balint
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2729
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act
.
Subparagraph (P) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is amended—
in clause (iii)(II), by striking or
at the end;
by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v);
in clause (v), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking clause (i), (ii), or (iii)
and inserting clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv)
; and
by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
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
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:
The following shall apply to the admission of any alien under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv):
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.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term mobile entertainment provider
means—
a carnival or circus that travels around the United States on a temporary or seasonal basis; or
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.
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.