GOVERNMENT Inside The Beltway 


to make progress on securing support for the Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act – or the CARE Act (H.R. 1787) and


the Restoring Industry Development in Entertainment - or the RIDE Act (S. 4040). To date (at the time of the 


sponsors and cosponsors on the legislation. We are also aware     Act continues and now is not the time to take pause in those efforts. Your team in Washington will be using the next 45-60 days to personally contact every member of congress we  legislation and continue to reach out to other members we deem to be supportive of our cause – or about an additional 


  We are 1/3 of the way towards our goal and your


 Whether you joined us in Washington or not, we need your help to keep the pressure on. Here is what you can do today:





1. If you have not yet reached out to the Member of the U.S. 


2.    will provide you with the name and contact information of your representative.


3. If you are trying to determine who your U.S. Senator is, you can visit the Senate directory site by visiting https:// www.senate.gov/senators/.


And as always, we encourage you to take a look at the advocacy guide we have put together to help you prepare for making that outreach. You can access the guide by using  


should be reaching out to your Representative and two U.S. Senators.


22 OABA ShowTime Magazine • JULY 2024


John Ariale, Husch Blackwell St rategies – OABA’s Government Relations Team


OABA Priorities in C ngress Make Progr ss 


Priorities in Congress Make Progress Securing Cap-Relief


 


year’s Appropriations bills that are currently working their   As in previous years, we have been actively engaged in


Homeland Security and Labor.  secured, we continue to focus our efforts on securing continued temporary relief via the annual appropriations process. As you may recall, we have worked to ensure that the House of Representatives includes   Homeland Security bill over the last several years. Last year, the House





passed the Pingree-  amendment by voice vote.


The Amendment added the  language on cap relief


that has been included in  included in the House bill makes the release of the additional


visas mandatory. 


Homeland Security bill was released and debated in   to secure the discretionary language that we are currently operating under in the base text of the bill.  language to implement the release of additional visas – as we attempted in the past. The language secured in this bill only provides agencies with the discretion to release these   released nearly 100% of the additional visas allowed under 


 


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