RIDE Act

Restoring Industry Development in Entertainment Act or the RIDE Act

This bill makes certain workers with a traveling carnival or circus eligible for P visas (nonimmigrant visas for athletes, artists, and entertainers).

Such visas shall be available for workers who perform functions that are integral and essential to the carnival or circus, such as transporting and assembling relevant structures and equipment.

Such visas shall only be available for a position if (1) there are not sufficient U.S. workers available, and (2) employing a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1281 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1281

 To establish a new nonimmigrant visa for mobile entertainment workers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 3, 2025

 Mr. Tillis (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Ms. Smith) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a new nonimmigrant visa for mobile entertainment workers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Industry Development in 
Entertainment Act'' or the ``RIDE Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF NEW P-4 NONIMMIGRANT VISA.

    Section 101(a)(15)(P) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii)(II) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
            (2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) is a mobile entertainment worker 
                        described in section 214(c)(4)(I) and for which 
                        mobile entertainment position the Department of 
                        Labor has certified that if--
                                    ``(I) there are not sufficient 
                                workers who are able, willing, and 
                                qualified, and who will be available at 
                                the time and place needed, to perform 
                                the labor or services required; and
                                    ``(II) the employment of the alien 
                                in such labor or services will not 
                                adversely affect the wages and working 
                                conditions of workers in the United 
                                States similarly employed; or
                            ``(v) is the spouse or child of an alien 
                        described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) 
                        and is accompanying, or following to join, such 
                        alien.''.

SEC. 3. MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS.

    Section 214(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(I)(i) For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv), an alien is a 
mobile entertainment worker described in this subparagraph if the alien 
seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose 
of performing functions that are integral and essential to the 
operation of a mobile entertainment provider, including--
            ``(I) transporting, assembly, operation, disassembly, and 
        maintenance of mobile entertainment attractions, structures, 
        and equipment, including rides, games, novelties, and food or 
        beverage concessions; and
            ``(II) other functions that are common in the mobile 
        entertainment industry and are necessary for the safe and 
        efficient operation of the mobile entertainment provider.
    ``(ii) In this subparagraph, the term `mobile entertainment 
provider' means--
            ``(I) a carnival or circus that travels around the United 
        States on a temporary or seasonal basis; or
            ``(II) a provider of services normally affiliated with a 
        carnival or circus, such as food and game concessions, that 
        travels around the United States on a seasonal or temporary 
        basis to provide services to--
                    ``(aa) State, county, and local fairs and 
                festivals; or
                    ``(bb) support events sponsored by not-for-profit 
                organizations for fundraising.''.

SEC. 4. RULEMAKING.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Labor shall 
each publish in the Federal Register--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, proposed rules implementing the amendments made by 
        sections 2 and 3; and
            (2) not later than 1 year after such date of enactment, 
        final rules implementing the amendments made by sections 2 and 
        3.
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