No PLA Employees Act of 2026

John R. Moolenaar

Republican · MI · Representative

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• Ben Cline (R-VA-6)Original· 2026-06-10

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-10

Source: Congress.gov

The bill would prevent the government from approving immigrant petitions for foreign workers who previously worked for companies on the Department of Defense's list of entities with security concerns. This restriction would apply to people seeking to immigrate based on job sponsorship from U.S. employers. The measure aims to protect national security by limiting immigration pathways for individuals with prior employment ties to organizations flagged by the Defense Department.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9249 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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.''. <all>

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