HR10896Referred to Committee

To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-10-22
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Keith Self
Keith Self
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 82.7% (659 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-10-22

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Immigration

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10896 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10896 To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2026 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. (a) Repeal.--Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by striking subsection (c). (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) 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); (2) in section 203-- (A) by striking subsection (c); (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)''; (C) in subsection (e)-- (i) by striking paragraph (2); and (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)''; (E) in subsection (g), by striking ``subsections (a), (b), and (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b)''; and (F) in subsection (h)(2)(B), by striking ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)''; and (3) in section 204-- (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I); and (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or (b)''. <all>
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