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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9249 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9249
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a
limitation on approval of an immigrant petition on behalf of an alien
who was previously employed by an entity on the Department of Defense's
1260H list.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2026
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself and Mr. Cline) 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 provide for a
limitation on approval of an immigrant petition on behalf of an alien
who was previously employed by an entity on the Department of Defense's
1260H list.
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 ``No PLA Employees Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO CURRENT OR
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT BY A CHINESE MILITARY COMPANY OR
FOREIGN INSTITUTION ENGAGED IN PROBLEMATIC ACTIVITY.
(a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(J) Current or previous employment by a chinese
military company.--Any alien who is currently or was
previously employed by an entity identified under
section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 is inadmissible.
``(K) Current or previous employment by a foreign
institution engaged in problematic activity.--Any alien
who is currently or was previously employed by an
entity identified under section 1286 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is
inadmissible.''.
(b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(G) Current or previous employment by a chinese
military company.--Any alien who is currently or was
previously employed by an entity identified under
section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 is deportable.
``(H) Current or previous employment by a foreign
institution engaged in problematic activity.--Any alien
who is currently or was previously employed by an
entity identified under section 1286 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is
deportable.''.
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