# 119-hr-2729: Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act

119-hr-2729, Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2729
- Congress: 119
- Title: Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 46
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a dedicated temporary visa category for workers who perform functions integral to the operation of mobile entertainment providers.** It would also tie admissions to existing H-2B program rules and set deadlines for agencies to write implementing regulations. - Workers: People who do transporting, assembly, operation, disassembly, maintenance, or run food and game concessions for traveling shows would be covered as performing "integral and essential" functions. - Providers and hosts: Carnivals, circuses, and traveling concession businesses that serve State, county, and local fairs, festivals, or nonprofit fundraising events would have a defined category for seasonal staff. - Agencies and rules: The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor would each publish proposed rules within 180 days and finalize them within 1 year, and admissions would follow the Department of Labor's H-2B program requirements in 20 CFR part 655.

## Cosponsors (46)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New temporary visa for carnival workers: benefit, low. This bill would create a new temporary visa for people who do essential work for traveling carnivals, circuses, and similar providers. Covered jobs would include transporting, assembling, operating, disassembling, and maintaining rides, games, novelties, and food or beverage booths. "Mobile enterta…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2729 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2729)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2729 (as of 2026-09-21).