118 HR 6940 IH: Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-01-10 text/xml EN 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6940IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 10, 2024Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Harris, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo effect a moratorium on immigration.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2024.

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Immigration moratorium defined

As used in this Act, the term immigration moratorium means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending on the date that is 5 years after that date of enactment during which the President submits a report to Congress, which is approved by a joint resolution of Congress, that the flow of illegal immigration has been reduced to less than 10,000 aliens per year and that any increase in legal immigration resulting from termination of the immigration moratorium would have no adverse impact on the wages and working conditions of United States citizens, or the capacity of public schools, public hospitals, and other public facilities to serve the resident population in those localities where immigrants are likely to settle.

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Worldwide levels of immigration

Notwithstanding section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium under section 2 in lieu of the worldwide levels of immigration under section 201 of such Act—(1)the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants under section 201(c) of such Act is zero;(2)the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under section 201(d) of such Act is 5,000; and(3)the worldwide level of diversity immigrants under section 201(e) of such Act is zero.

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Allotment of visas

Notwithstanding section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium under section 2, in lieu of the number of visas that may be allotted under section 203 of such Act—(1)the number of visas that shall be allotted to family-sponsored immigrants under section 203(a) of such Act shall be zero;(2)the number of visas that shall be allotted in any fiscal year to priority workers under section 203(b)(1) of such Act shall not exceed the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants for that fiscal year, and the number of visas that shall be allotted to other aliens subject to the worldwide level for employment-based immigrants shall be zero; and(3)the number of visas that shall be allotted to diversity immigrants under section 203(c) of such Act shall be zero.

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Granting immigrant status

During the immigration moratorium under section 2, the Attorney General may not approve any petition for classification under section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act except for classification by reason of a family relationship described in section 201(b)(2) of such Act or priority worker status under section 203(b)(1) of such Act. Petitions that may not be approved during the moratorium shall be returned to the persons who filed the petitions.

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Annual admission of refugees

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the immigration moratorium under section 2 the number of refugees who may be admitted under section 207 of such Act, including the number of admissions made available to adjust to the status of permanent residence the status of aliens granted asylum under section 209(b) of such Act, shall not exceed 25,000 in any fiscal year.

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Immediate relatives defined

During the immigration moratorium, the term immediate relatives for purposes of section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act means the children and spouse of a citizen of the United States.

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Renunciation of other citizenship for naturalization

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the immigration moratorium under section 2, in addition to other applicable requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act an alien may only be naturalized as a citizen of the United States if the alien renounces any nationality or citizenship of any other country.

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Limitation on automatic birthright citizenship

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to an individual born after the date of the enactment of this Act, the individual shall not be a national or citizen at birth under section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) unless at least one of the individual’s parents is, at the time of birth, a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.