H.R. 1241

119 HR 1241 IH: Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1241  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2025   Mr. Collins  (for himself,  Mr. Gill of Texas ,  Mr. Webster of Florida ,  Mr. Haridopolos ,  Mr. Tiffany ,  Mr. Nehls , and  Mr. Ogles ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as—
(1)
the   Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2025  ; or
(2)
the   SAFE for America Act of 2025  .
2.
Elimination of diversity visa program
(a)
In general
Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 ) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(b)
Technical and conforming amendments
The Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
in section 101(a)(15)(V), by striking  section 203(d)  and inserting  section 203(c) ;
(2)
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);
(3)
in section 203—
(A)
in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV), by striking  section 203(b)(2)(B)  each place such term appears and inserting  clause (i) ;
(B)
by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
(C)
in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking  subsection (a), (b), or (c)  and inserting  subsection (a) or (b) ;
(D)
in subsection (d), as redesignated—
(i)
by striking paragraph (2); and
(ii)
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(E)
in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking  subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section  and inserting  subsection (a) or (b) ;
(F)
in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking  subsections (a), (b), and (c)  and inserting  subsections (a) and (b) ; and
(G)
in subsection (g), as redesignated—
(i)
by striking  (d)  each place such term appears and inserting  (c) ; and
(ii)
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking  subsection (a), (b), or (c)  and inserting  subsection (a) or (b) ;
(4)
in section 204—
(A)
in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I);
(B)
in subsection (e), by striking  subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 203  and inserting  subsection (a) or (b) of section 203 ; and
(C)
in subsection (l)(2)—
(i)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  section 203 (a) or (d)  and inserting  subsection (a) or (c) of section 203 ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  section 203(d)  and inserting  section 203(c) ;
(5)
in section 214(q)(1)(B)(i), by striking  section 203(d)  and inserting  section 203(c) ;
(6)
in section 216(h)(1), in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (C), by striking  section 203(d)  and inserting  section 203(c) ; and
(7)
in section 245(i)(1)(B), by striking  section 203(d)  and inserting  section 203(c) .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025.