3.0.0 1409 2023-01-11T13:18:16Z 2023-01-11T13:18:16Z Senate S S 2009-07-08 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-08T15:27:28Z Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act 111 1785 HR 2009-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Related bill CRS 2009-07-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-07-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7263) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2009-07-08 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2009-09-29 False Immigration Administrative remedies Art, artists, authorship Department of Homeland Security Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2009-07-08 Introduced in Senate 2009-10-09T17:44:09Z Arts Require Timely Service Act or the ARTS Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) 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.

Requires the petitioner to be provided premium-processing services without a fee if such petition is not adjudicated within the required time frame and the petitioner is a qualified nonprofit organization or is petitioning on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization.

]]> Arts Require Timely Service Act Display Title Arts Require Timely Service Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to expedite the adjudication of employer petitions for aliens with extraordinary artistic ability. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Arts Require Timely Service Act Short Titles as Introduced ARTS Act Introduced in Senate 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1409is/xml/BILLS-111s1409is.xml 2009-07-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.