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H.R. 7780

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7780, the One Nation, One Visa Policy Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 3, 2026 by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


Record

Text

H.R. 7780 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb7780/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7780 IH: One Nation, One Visa Policy Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2026-03-03
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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.
I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7780 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2026 Mr. Tiffany (for himself and Mr. Roy ) introduced the following bill; which was 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

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  1. Introduced2026-03-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) sponsors H.R. 7780, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7780 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 3, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7780 has taken 2 actions since Mar 3, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 3, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 7780 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7780, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 7780 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
  • 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

2 clients hired 2 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7780 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILDistrict of Columbia16$290K
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMDistrict of Columbia12

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP16$290K
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM12

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2025 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
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
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCILDAVIS & HARMAN LLP2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7780 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7780’s is Immigration.

hr7780/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7780, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIFFANY:H.R. 7780.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution[Page H2370]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com