I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Carnivals are Real En-
tertainment 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— 
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(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 sub-
paragraph (B), by striking ‘‘clause (i), (ii), or 
(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i), (ii), (iii), or 
(iv)’’; and 
(D) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) seeks to enter the United States tem-
porarily and solely for the purpose of per-
forming functions that are integral and essen-
tial 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) The following shall apply to the ad-
mission 
of 
any 
alien 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(P)(iv): 
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‘‘(i) The Department of Labor shall 
certify a mobile entertainment position 
under this subparagraph if— 
‘‘(I) there are not sufficient 
United States workers who are able, 
willing, and qualified, and who will be 
available at the time and place need-
ed, to perform the labor or services 
required; and 
‘‘(II) the employment of the alien 
in such labor or services will not ad-
versely affect the wages and working 
conditions of workers in the United 
States similarly employed. 
‘‘(ii) 
For 
purposes 
of 
section 
101(a)(15)(P)(iv), functions that are inte-
gral and essential to the operation of a mo-
bile entertainment provider include trans-
porting, assembly, operation, disassembly, 
and maintenance of mobile entertainment 
attractions, structures, and equipment, in-
cluding rides, games, novelties, and food or 
beverage concessions, as well as other func-
tions that are common in the mobile enter-
tainment industry and are necessary for 
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the safe and efficient operation of the mo-
bile entertainment provider. 
‘‘(iii) For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘mobile entertainment pro-
vider’ means— 
‘‘(I) a carnival or circus that 
travels around the United States on a 
temporary or seasonal basis; or 
‘‘(II) a provider of services nor-
mally affiliated with a carnival or cir-
cus, such as food and game conces-
sions, 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 
fund-
raising.’’. 
(3) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 
Labor shall separately publish in the Federal Reg-
ister proposed rules implementing the provisions of 
this section and the amendments made by this sec-
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tion, and shall finalize such rules not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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