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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1787 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant 

status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 24, 2023 

Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Ms. SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 

nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Carnivals are Real En5 tertainment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS. 

7 (a) MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (P) of section 

9 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

10 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is amended— 


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1 (A) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 

4 (v); 

5 (C) in clause (v), as redesignated by sub6 paragraph (B), by striking ‘‘clause (i), (ii), or 

7 (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i), (ii), (iii), or 

8 (iv)’’; and 

9 (D) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(iv) seeks to enter the United States tem12 porarily and solely for the purpose of per13 forming functions that are integral and essen14 tial to the operation of a mobile entertainment 

15 provider (as set forth in section 

16 214(c)(4)(I)(ii)); or’’. 

17 (2) ADMISSION OF MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT

18 WORKERS.—Paragraph (4) of section 214(c) of the 

19 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

20 1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(I) The following shall apply to the ad23 mission of any alien under section 

24 101(a)(15)(P)(iv): 


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1 ‘‘(i) The Department of Labor shall 

2 certify a mobile entertainment position 

3 under this subparagraph if— 

4 ‘‘(I) there are not sufficient 

5 United States workers who are able, 

6 willing, and qualified, and who will be 

7 available at the time and place need8 ed, to perform the labor or services 

9 required; and 

10 ‘‘(II) the employment of the alien 

11 in such labor or services will not ad12 versely affect the wages and working 

13 conditions of workers in the United 

14 States similarly employed. 

15 ‘‘(ii) For purposes of section 

16 101(a)(15)(P)(iv), functions that are inte17 gral and essential to the operation of a mo18 bile entertainment provider include trans19 porting, assembly, operation, disassembly, 

20 and maintenance of mobile entertainment 

21 attractions, structures, and equipment, in22 cluding rides, games, novelties, and food or 

23 beverage concessions, as well as other func24 tions that are common in the mobile enter25 tainment industry and are necessary for 


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1 the safe and efficient operation of the mo2 bile entertainment provider. 

3 ‘‘(iii) For purposes of this subpara4 graph, the term ‘mobile entertainment pro5 vider’ means— 

6 ‘‘(I) a carnival or circus that 

7 travels around the United States on a 

8 temporary or seasonal basis; or 

9 ‘‘(II) a provider of services nor10 mally affiliated with a carnival or cir11 cus, such as food and game conces12 sions, that travels around the United 

13 States on a seasonal or temporary 

14 basis to provide services to State, 

15 county, and local fairs and festivals, 

16 or support events sponsored by not17 for-profit organizations for fund18 raising.’’. 

19 (3) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 

22 Labor shall separately publish in the Federal Reg23 ister proposed rules implementing the provisions of 

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1 tion, and shall finalize such rules not later than 1 

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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