Representative Howard Berman (D-CA) has introduced H.R. 1312, the Arts Require Timely Service Act (ARTS Act). The legislation would mandate that O and P visa petitions be adjudicated within 30 days or USCIS would be required to move the cases into premium processing.
The legislation is co-sponsored by three other Democrats and four Republicans, including the normally anti-immigration Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee. The bill is strongly backed by several arts organizations, including the
American Federation of Music.
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