HR 3636 114th Congress House

O-VISA Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow labor organizations and management organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which suc… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: September 29, 2015 See on congress.gov

Immigration Congressional oversightForeign laborImmigration status and proceduresLabor-management relations

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Television and filmVisas and passports

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

Introduced

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Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 14, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 13, 2016

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Jun 13, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 13, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3719)

Jun 13, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3636.

Jun 13, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3719-3721)

Jun 13, 2016

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)

Jun 13, 2016

Mrs. Walters, Mimi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jun 10, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 477.

Jun 10, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-614.

May 25, 2016

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

May 25, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 3, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Sep 29, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 29, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action June 14, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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.

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