The Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act creates a new temporary visa category for foreign workers employed by traveling carnivals, circuses, and related entertainment providers. The bill allows these mobile entertainment workers to enter the United States temporarily to perform essential functions such as operating rides, assembling equipment, staffing food concessions, and maintaining attractions at state fairs, local festivals, and nonprofit fundraising events. Mobile entertainment providers sponsoring foreign workers must follow the same labor standards and requirements that apply to other temporary worker visa programs, ensuring protections around wages and working conditions. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor to develop and finalize regulations within one year of passage. This legislation aims to address workforce shortages in the seasonal carnival and circus industry by creating a legal pathway for temporary foreign employment.
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