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H.R. 5127: Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act
Quick Facts
Bill Sponsor: Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
Congress: 118th
Date Introduced: August 1, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (August 1, 2023)
Bill 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.