# 114-hr-3636: O-VISA Act

114-hr-3636, O-VISA Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3636
- Congress: 114
- Title: O-VISA Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2015-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act or the O-VISA Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to give the appropriate labor union and management organizations previously consulted a copy of any decision regarding the nonimmigrant O-1 visa admission of an alien seeking to work in a motion picture or television production (or an accompanying O-2 visa alien involved in such production). The annual DHS report to Congress regarding such O-1 visa petitions shall include the number of petitions that: have been filed; include opinions or involve consultations that recommend denial and, of such number, the number that were approved; and include opinions or involve consultations that recommend approval and, of such number, the number that were approved.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] (R-NC), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2016-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3636 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3636)

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- [114-hr-5063: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5063)
- [114-hr-4956: End Executive Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4956)
- [114-hr-4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4768)
- [114-hr-4715: RPM Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4715)
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