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H.R. 7964 119th Congress House

Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of aliens from certain countries where the United States cannot reliably verify the iden… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the admission of aliens from certain countries where the United States cannot reliably verify the identities or backgrounds of individuals seeking entry, building upon the framework established by Presidential Proclamation 9645 and upheld by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. (2018), and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2026 Introduced by: Andrew Ogles Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7964: Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7964/
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"H.R. 7964: Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7964/.
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H.R. 7964, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7964/.
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