Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act
Latest action · Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Apr 8, 2025 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | May 6, 2025 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | May 6, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | May 6, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 6, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | May 13, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 19, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 29, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | May 29, 2025 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jun 6, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jun 6, 2025 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Dec 12, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Jul 13, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2025Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 63, April 8, 2025, page H1508.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4213 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2025 |
| HR 9310 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 | Related bill | Jun 12, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
