H.R.1312 - Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act

To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act as introduced.
  • Short: Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act as passed house.
  • Official: To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability. as introduced.

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4/1/2008--Passed House amended. Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjudicate a visa petition filed by an employer on behalf of an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts (O- and P- visas

Official Summary

4/1/2008--Passed House amended. Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjudicate a visa petition filed by an employer on behalf of an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts (O- and P- visas other than athletes) and an accompanying alien not later than 30 days after:
(1) the date on which the petitioner submits the petition with a written advisory opinion, letter of no objection, or request for a waiver; or
(2) the date on which the 15-day period to comment upon a petition has expired if the petitioner has had an opportunity, as appropriate, to supply rebuttal evidence. States that if such petition is not adjudicated within the required time frame and the petitioner is a qualified nonprofit organization or an individual or entity petitioning on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization the petitioner shall be provided premium-processing services without a fee.


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03/03/09
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H.R.1312 – Unemployed Tax Relief Act of 2009. Latest action: Mar 4th Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1312/actions_votes. —– you know, if the bill isn't out of ...

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11/19/08
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He also cosponsored H.R. 1312 the Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005 and H.R. 1022 the The Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007, which were both far more extensive versions of the ...

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