US SB2510 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
ARTS Act of 2016 Arts Require Timely Service Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjudicate O and P visa petitions (nonimmigrant visas for aliens with extraordinary ability or achievement, and artists and entertainers) within 14 days after receiving such petitions and related documents. The bill grants premium visa processing without charge to a petitioner that is a nonprofits arts organization if DHS does not meet the deadline for adjudicating a visa petition.
Title
ARTS Act of 2016 Arts Require Timely Service Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2648 (Related) 2016-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Art, artists, authorship
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign labor
Immigration
Performing arts
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
Art, artists, authorship
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign labor
Immigration
Performing arts
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2510/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2510/BILLS-114s2510is.pdf |
