O-VISA Act

Bill: 114-hr-3636
Sponsor: Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
Introduced: 2015-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Labor-management relations
Television and film
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: 

Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O-VISA Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to give the appropriate labor union and management organizations previously consulted a copy of any decision regarding the nonimmigrant O-1 visa admission of an alien seeking to work in a motion picture or television production (or an accompanying O-2 visa alien involved in such production).
 
The annual DHS report to Congress regarding such O-1 visa petitions shall include the number of petitions that: 
 
 
have been filed; 
 
 include opinions or involve consultations that recommend denial and, of such number, the number that were approved; and 
 
 include opinions or involve consultations that recommend approval and, of such number, the number that were approved.
 

action_date: 2016-06-10
text: 

Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O-VISA Act 

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security to give a copy of any decision regarding the nonimmigrant O-1 visa admission of an alien seeking to work in a motion picture or television production (or an accompanying O-2 visa alien involved in such production) to the labor union and management organizations that have provided advisory opinions with respect to such admission.

action_date: 2016-06-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O-VISA Act 

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security to give a copy of any decision regarding the nonimmigrant O-1 visa admission of an alien seeking to work in a motion picture or television production (or an accompanying O-2 visa alien involved in such production) to the labor union and management organizations that have provided advisory opinions with respect to such admission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3719)
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3719)
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3636.
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3719-3721)
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Mrs. Walters, Mimi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 477.
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-614.
action_date: 2016-06-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-614.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-29
text: Introduced in House