RIDE Act
Latest action · Apr 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the 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 3, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2025 to Feb 26, 2026, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 3, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Apr 3, 2025 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 15, 2025 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Feb 26, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2025Introduced in Senate
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