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PASSING OF THE GAVEL

2024 Chair Ben Pickett, left, turns over the Chair's gavel to Blake Huston, 2025 OABA Chair

CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE

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UPCOMING
Nov
13 - 15
Rocky Mtn Assn. 98th Annual Convention
Rapid City, SD
Nov
20 - 22
Heartland Association of Fairs, Festivals & Events
Huron, SD
Dec
12 - 14
Association of Iowa Fairs 2025 Conference
Des Moines, IA
OABA News & Announcements
New bill numbers for the 2025 Carnivals Are Real Entertainment (CARE) Act & The Ride Act have been introduced in both the House and Senate. If you were able to secure a co-sponsor in the last Congress, please reach out to them again.  The new bill number for the CARE act is HR2729 in the house and the new bill number for The Ride Act is S1281 in the senate.  Below is the list ...   [read more]
2025 CARE & Ride Act Bills Announced

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2025 UPDATE: In the last 118th Congress (Jan 2023 - Jan 2025), we worked with law makers to allow carnivals, food concessions and games to utilize the P4 visa category. This visa has been used for years by circus performers, sports athletes, and entertainers. The program has no cap on it, and clearly, we should have been in this visa program from day one. Last Congress, OABA delivered the ...   [read more]
CARE & RIDE Act Update:  February 2025

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