# 119-hr-10106: VISITOR Act

119-hr-10106, VISITOR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV); status introduced (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10106
- Congress: 119
- Title: VISITOR Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Redirects certain passport and immigrant visa fees into consular operations to cut visa backlogs and speed interviews.** The VISITOR Act lets the State Department use specific fee surcharges and fraud-prevention collections to fund general consular services and reduce visa wait times, while aligning passport law language with consular cost definitions. - Visa applicants: The bill sets a goal that 80 percent of nonimmigrant visa applicants are interviewed within three weeks of application receipt. It authorizes using passport surcharges and fraud-prevention fees to help reach that target. - U.S. citizens and consular services: Funds may be used for broader consular services, including protection of U.S. citizens abroad and strengthening day to day consular operations. - State Department funding flexibility: The Act rewords the Passport Act to redefine covered consular costs and allows transfers of unobligated fee balances into the Consular and Border Security Programs account. The Secretary may transfer other Administration of Foreign Affairs balances when necessary after reporting to Appropriations Committees.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster visa interviews and consular help: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let certain passport and immigrant visa surcharges and fraud-prevention fees pay for general consular services. It would allow unused fee balances to be moved into the Consular and Border Security Programs account. The Secretary could transfer other Administration of Fore…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-10106 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10106)

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- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
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- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10106 (as of 2026-08-22).