April 8, 2025
Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes.
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 providermeans—(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.