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S. 1281119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 3, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The RIDE Act would create a P-4 visa for temporary foreign workers in traveling carnivals and circuses.
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The RIDE Act would establish a new temporary work visa, P-4, for foreign workers in traveling entertainment businesses like carnivals and circuses. These workers would set up, run, take down, and maintain rides, games, and food or drink booths at fairs and similar events. Employers could only hire them after Department of Labor certification that not enough U.S. workers are available and that American wages and conditions won't be harmed.
This affects owners and operators of traveling carnivals, circuses, and fair concession businesses, plus foreign workers seeking these short-term jobs. It also indirectly affects U.S. workers in the same field due to required wage and job protections.
The visa program could ease seasonal labor shortages for traveling entertainment businesses while requiring safeguards intended to prevent undercutting of American workers' pay and job opportunities.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.