Reducing Visa Delays Act

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Introduced 2026-10-01

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This bill would require the Secretary of State to send Congress a report within 90 days on staffing levels, technology, and resources at U.S. embassies and consulates as they relate to visa wait times and appointment delays. The report would also cover how social media vetting policies for visa applicants started after January 20, 2025, affect wait times, and how many security flags that vetting found. The Secretary would have to post monthly on a public State Department website the average and estimated time between a visa interview and a decision, broken down by post and visa category, with a justification. The Secretary would also have to develop a strategic plan to increase consular staffing and find other ways to reduce visa wait times and delays.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-10-01	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-10-01	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-10-01		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-10-01		Introduced in House	introduce

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