# 117-hr-9141: Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act

117-hr-9141, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9141
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9141
- Congress: 117
- Title: Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-10-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hr-2252: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9141 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9141)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-2252: Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2252)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9141 (as of 2025-11-18).