Bill Details
HR.1241 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-12 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-12
Policy Area
Immigration
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
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- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-Texas-26]
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-Florida-11]
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-Florida-8]
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-Wisconsin-7]
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-Texas-22]
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-Tennessee-5]
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-Ohio-2]
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-South Carolina-3]
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-Oklahoma-2]
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-Colorado-4]
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-Arizona-5]
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-Montana-2]
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-Arizona-9]
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-Texas-21]
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-Utah-3]
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-Virginia-6]
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-Wisconsin-6]
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-Texas-38]
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-Kentucky-6]
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-Texas-27]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would end the Diversity Visa Program, which is the immigration lottery that gives visas to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. If passed, the law would remove the program from the immigration statute and make related changes throughout the law so other immigration rules still work correctly without it. The changes would take effect on October 1, 2025.
- It deletes the section of immigration law that creates the Diversity Visa Program.
- It makes several follow-up wording changes in other parts of immigration law to remove references to the program.
- It also updates related visa and green card rules so the rest of the law stays consistent.
- The bill’s changes would start on October 1, 2025.
Official Summaries
Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2025 or SAFE for America Act of 2025
This bill eliminates the diversity visa program. This program provides up to 55,000 visas annually to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1241 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1241
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Collins (for himself, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Webster of Florida,
Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity
immigrant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as--
(1) the ``Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act
of 2025''; or
(2) the ``SAFE for America Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 101(a)(15)(V), by striking ``section
203(d)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)'';
(2) in section 201--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at
the end;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a period; and
(iii) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by striking subsection (e);
(3) in section 203--
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV), by striking
``section 203(b)(2)(B)'' each place such term appears
and inserting ``clause (i)'';
(B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f),
(g), and (h) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and
(g), respectively;
(C) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking
``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (a) or (b)'';
(D) in subsection (d), as redesignated--
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2);
(E) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking
``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section'' and
inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)'';
(F) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking
``subsections (a), (b), and (c)'' and inserting
``subsections (a) and (b)''; and
(G) in subsection (g), as redesignated--
(i) by striking ``(d)'' each place such
term appears and inserting ``(c)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (a) or (b)'';
(4) in section 204--
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph
(I);
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection
(a), (b), or (c) of section 203'' and inserting
``subsection (a) or (b) of section 203''; and
(C) in subsection (l)(2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``section 203 (a) or (d)'' and inserting
``subsection (a) or (c) of section 203''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``section 203(d)'' and inserting ``section
203(c)'';
(5) in section 214(q)(1)(B)(i), by striking ``section
203(d)'' and inserting ``section 203(c)'';
(6) in section 216(h)(1), in the undesignated matter
following subparagraph (C), by striking ``section 203(d)'' and
inserting ``section 203(c)''; and
(7) in section 245(i)(1)(B), by striking ``section 203(d)''
and inserting ``section 203(c)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 2025.
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