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<dc:title>119 HR 8191 IH: Immigration Status Notification and Transparency Act of 2026</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-04-02</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8191</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20260402">April 2, 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S001230">Mr. Subramanyam</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="M001196">Mr. Moulton</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic notification regarding change in status of immigration petitions or applications.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HF429A5628F04411DA2EFB3358F6E3881" style="OLC"> 
<section id="H43F43B0FBA0E49079B0EF9F2AD8A4D35" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Immigration Status Notification and Transparency Act of 2026</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H5B691C0B39BC4832A7F92AAA3BAA247F"><enum>2.</enum><header>Electronic notification regarding change in status of immigration petitions or applications</header> <subsection id="HD95F23CCCC2541FF9E56E5CA04CC6743"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> 
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<section id="HEFAFBEF8DEF940E5A72E1A4068D4E478"><enum>295.</enum><header>Electronic notification regarding change of status for any filing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 24 hours after a change in status with regard to a petition or application under the immigration laws, electronic notification shall be provided of such change to the applicant or petitioner, to any legal representative of such applicant or petitioner, and to each alien to whom the petition or application pertains. The electronic notification shall include at least two of the following:</text> <paragraph id="H598E20C68CC94C44BC0C81F05CDC0D8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Email.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H9FA244F6D02F408185F36644193D86C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Phone call (including an automated message).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEE9CD1CBC7C40C385BD6060BBE63D9E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Text message.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> 
<subsection id="H9645064B3BCF4DD3886C229DECE0037B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item pertaining to section 294 the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF189C6D2F276478F88DB969897FF1D15" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">295. Electronic notification regarding change of status for any filing.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> </legis-body></bill>

