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H.R. 5127: Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act


María Elvira Salazar

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.