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119-hr-10711119th Congress

Reducing Visa Delays Act

Sponsored By: Representative Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

Introduced

Summary

Reducing visa processing wait times is the bill's central aim. It would require the Secretary of State to report on staffing, technology, and the effects of social media vetting, publish monthly visa wait-time data, and produce a strategic plan to shorten appointment and processing delays.

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  • Families and visa applicants would get monthly public data showing previous average and current estimated time between an interview and final adjudication, shown overall and by embassy or consulate and by visa category, plus a justification for those times.
  • Embassies and consular staff would face an assessment of whether staffing levels and technology are adequate and a required strategic plan to increase staffing and pursue other solutions to reduce appointment wait times and processing delays.
  • Congress and the public would receive a report within 90 days on staffing, tech capacity, the effects of social media vetting policies instituted after January 20, 2025, and the number of security flags identified through that vetting, improving oversight and transparency.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Visa wait-time reports and staffing plan

If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of State to report to Congress within 90 days on embassy and consular staffing, technology, and visa social-media vetting. The report would include effects of vetting policies after January 20, 2025, and the number of security flags found. The bill would also require monthly public postings of previous average and current estimated times between visa interviews and adjudication, by post and visa category, with justifications. Finally, the Secretary would have to prepare a strategic plan to increase consular staffing and list other solutions, but the bill would not itself require hiring.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

VA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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