HR 9141 · 117th Congress · Immigration

Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act

Introduced 2022-10-07· Sponsored by Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.(2022-11-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (19)

14 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NV
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-26]FL
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]IA
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]NJ
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]IL
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]IA