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S. 3857

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3857, the One Nation, One Visa Policy Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 12, 2026 by Sen. Rick Scott (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 3857 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb3857/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3857 IS: One Nation, One Visa Policy Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-02-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3857  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 12, 2026   Mr. Scott of Florida  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from admitting to the United States any national of the People's Republic of China without a valid visa, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   One Nation, One Visa Policy Act  .
2.
Prohibition on visa-free admission of Chinese nationals
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall not admit any national of the People's Republic of China, or any individual bearing a passport issued by the People's Republic of China, who is not in possession of a valid visa.
(b)
Prohibition on use of funds
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland Security may be used to allow the participation of any national of the People's Republic of China in the Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program authorized by section 212(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(l) ), including the Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program, or any other program that authorizes the admission of nationals of the People's Republic of China without a valid visa.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
In general
Except as otherwise explicitly provided, a term used in this section shall have the meaning given such term in the immigration laws.
(2)
Immigration laws
The term  immigration laws  has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ).
(3)
People's Republic of China
The term  People's Republic of China  includes the Special Administrative Unit of Hong Kong and the Special Administrative Unit of Macau.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-12
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from admitting to the United States any national of the People's Republic of China without a valid visa, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Rick Scott (R) sponsors S. 3857, and 5 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

S. 3857 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 12, 2026

Actions

S. 3857 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Feb 12, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3857 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3857, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3857 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • One Nation, One Visa Policy Act — Display Title
  • One Nation, One Visa Policy Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from admitting to the United States any national of the People's Republic of China without a valid visa, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 3857 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOE CHATHAM112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM2026 first_quarter$44K1st Quarter - Report
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM2026 second_quarter$42K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3857 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3857’s is Immigration.

s3857/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com