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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act

H.R. 2729 · House bill Immigration

A Democratic bill with 29 Republican cosponsors · See all 46 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act," proposes to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. It aims to create a new nonimmigrant status for mobile entertainment workers. These workers would be those traveling temporarily to perform functions essential to mobile entertainment providers like carnivals or circuses. The bill also defines what qualifies as a mobile entertainment provider and its essential functions. Finally, it requires the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Labor to establish specific rules for this new status.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Provides a clear and predictable legal pathway for employing seasonal mobile entertainment staff.

  • Scored +5

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    Creates a specific, legal nonimmigrant status for a particular class of workers.

  • Scored +4

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    Provides easier access to necessary seasonal labor for carnival and concession providers.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.