O-VISA Act

Bill: 114-hr-3636
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
Introduced: 2015-09-29
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Labor-management relations

Television and film

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O-VISA Act</strong></p> <p>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).</p> <p>The annual DHS report to Congress regarding such O-1 visa petitions shall include the number of petitions that: </p> <ul> <li>have been filed; </li> <li> include opinions or involve consultations that recommend denial and, of such number, the number that were approved; and </li> <li> include opinions or involve consultations that recommend approval and, of such number, the number that were approved.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2016-06-10
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O-VISA Act </strong></p> <p>(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.</p>

action_date: 2016-06-13
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(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.)</p> <p><strong>Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O-VISA Act </strong></p> <p>(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.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3636 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2015 Mrs. Mimi Walters of California (for herself and Mr. Nadler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations have submitted advisory opinions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O–VISA Act . 2. Allowing certain organizations to receive the results of visa petitions Section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (B) in the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking and (iv) and inserting (iv) ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , and (v) upon making the decision, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a copy of the decision to the organizations consulted with under subparagraph (A) or (B). ; and (2) in paragraph (8), by adding at the end the following: (F) With respect to petitions under subparagraph (O)(i) of such section with regard to motion picture and television productions— (i) the number of such petitions which have been filed; (ii) the number of petitions described in clause (i) that include opinions or involve consultations that recommend denial and, of such number, the number that were approved; and (iii) the number of petitions described in clause (i) that include opinions or involve consultations that recommend approval that were filed and, of such number, the number that were approved. .

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3636 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations have submitted advisory opinions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O–VISA Act . 2. Allowing certain organizations to receive the results of visa petitions Section 214(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (2) in the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking and (iv) and inserting (iv) ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , and (v) upon making the decision, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a copy of the decision to each organization with which the Secretary consulted under subparagraph (A) or (B). .

Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3636 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations have submitted advisory opinions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O–VISA Act . 2. Allowing certain organizations to receive the results of visa petitions Section 214(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (2) in the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking and (iv) and inserting (iv) ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , and (v) upon making the decision, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a copy of the decision to each organization with which the Secretary consulted under subparagraph (A) or (B). .

Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 477 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3636 [Report No. 114–614] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2015 Mrs. Mimi Walters of California (for herself and Mr. Nadler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary June 10, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Holding , Mr. Sensenbrenner , and Mr. Buck June 10, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 29, 2015 A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations have submitted advisory opinions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O–VISA Act . 2. Allowing certain organizations to receive the results of visa petitions Section 214(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (2) in the first sentence of the matter following subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking and (iv) and inserting (iv) ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , and (v) upon making the decision, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a copy of the decision to each organization with which the Secretary consulted under subparagraph (A) or (B). .

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such organizations have submitted advisory opinions. .

June 10, 2016 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed