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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[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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No PLA Employees Act of 2026

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