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H.R. 8838 116th Congress House

Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act

Official title: To overhaul the legal immigration system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
Immigration Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigration
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 2, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act

This bill makes various changes to immigration law, including by (1) limiting the number of refugees and aliens granted asylum who may receive legal permanent residence to 50,000 each fiscal year, (2) denying a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien, (3) eliminating the EB-5 investor visa, and (4) requiring certain nonimmigrant aliens to post a bond prior to receiving a U.S. entry visa.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 140 Birthright Citizenship Act of 2019
  • HR 772 Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019
  • HR 773 To terminate the EB-5 program.
  • HR 904 New IDEA Act
  • HR 2260 E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2019
  • S 678 English Language Unity Act of 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8838: Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8838/
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"H.R. 8838: Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8838/.
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H.R. 8838, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8838/.
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