HR 5127
118th Congress
House
Immigration
Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act
Introduced: August 1, 2023
Introduced by:
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Republican
· Florida
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress on the average waiting time to get a visitor visa interview at each diplomatic or consular post. For each post where the average waiting time is longer than 300 days, the State Department must temporarily reassign personnel at that post to shorten the waiting time.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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