HR 5127 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act

Introduced Aug 1, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Maria Elvira Salazar R-FL

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Latest action · Aug 1, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedAug 1, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2023 to Dec 6, 2024; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOriginalAug 1, 2023
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalAug 1, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalAug 1, 2023
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalAug 1, 2023
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-HIEd CaseOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalAug 1, 2023
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalAug 1, 2023
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalAug 1, 2023
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalAug 1, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerAug 15, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderSep 13, 2023
R-CAYoung KimSep 13, 2023
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettSep 22, 2023
R-TXKeith SelfOct 3, 2023
R-NYMichael LawlerFeb 28, 2024
R-COGreg LopezSep 23, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanDec 6, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 1, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Aug 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Visitor Visa Appointment Wait Times

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 132, August 1, 2023, page H4159.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47857U.S. Tourism: Recent Developments and DataReportOct 9, 2026

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 9141Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction ActReintroduction ofNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reduce appointment wait times for certain nonimmigrant visas known as visitor visas, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2023Introduced in House

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