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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10715 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10715

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain 
nonimmigrant aliens to renew their visas from within the United States, 
                        and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2026

Mr. Subramanyam (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Ross, 
  Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain 
nonimmigrant aliens to renew their visas from within the United States, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 the ``Domestic Visa Renewal Modernization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANT VISAS FROM WITHIN THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Renewal of Certain Nonimmigrant Visas From Within the United 
States.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        the immigration laws, a nonimmigrant with a valid unexpired 
        visa issued under subpararaph (E), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(b1), (I), 
        (L), (O), or (P) of section 101(a)(15) may renew such visa from 
        within the United States, and shall not be required to depart 
        from the United States in order for such renewal to be granted.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--An alien is eligible to renew a visa 
        under this subsection if the alien, as of the date of 
        submitting the application--
                    ``(A) has been registered and fingerprinted under 
                section 221(b);
                    ``(B) is not ineligible for the visa that the alien 
                seeks to renew;
                    ``(C) is eligible for a waiver of the in-person 
                interview requirement under section 222(h);
                    ``(D) is not subject to a nonimmigrant visa 
                issuance fee (commonly referred to as a `reciprocity 
                fee');
                    ``(E) is the beneficiary of an approved and 
                unexpired petition for the visa that the alien seeks to 
                renew, if applicable;
                    ``(F) has a lawful unexpired visa under 
                subparagraph (E), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(b1), (I), (L), (O), 
                or (P) of section 101(a)(15); and
                    ``(G) intends to reenter the United States as a 
                nonimmgrant under subpararaph (E), (H)(i)(b), 
                (H)(i)(b1), (I), (L), (O), or (P) of section 
                101(a)(15), if the alien has temporarily departed the 
                United States.''.
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Domestic Visa Renewal Modernization Act

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