H.R. 10132 was introduced on August 20, 2026 by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) with 1 Democratic cosponsor. The text for this legislation has not yet been released. A summary will be generated when there is text available.

# Permanent Trump Secure Border Act Summary This bill makes significant changes to U.S. asylum and immigration enforcement policies. The legislation tightens asylum eligibility by requiring applicants to have applied for protection in at least one country they passed through before reaching the United States, with limited exceptions for trafficking victims or transit through countries without refugee agreements. It raises the standards for proving persecution claims, restricts employment authorization for asylum applicants to after 180 days of filing, and establishes new criminal penalties for visa overstays. The bill also reshapes border operations by allowing authorities to return migrants arriving by land to contiguous countries pending immigration proceedings, substantially limiting parole authority to specific humanitarian or law enforcement purposes, and restricting when families with children can be detained together. For unaccompanied children, it simplifies procedures for rapid repatriation to contiguous countries and tightens requirements for special immigrant juvenile status eligibility. The legislation expands criminal penalties for illegal entry and presence, increases civil fines for entry violations, and requires the Department of Homeland Security to initiate removal proceedings against unlawfully present individuals caring for migrant children. The bill takes effect 30 days after enactment for most provisions, except parole-related changes and specific sections on advance parole applications, which take effect immediately upon enactment. No specific funding amounts are appropriated in the legislation.

An amendment numbered 20 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to prohibit any funds from being made available to the United Nations.

The Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act would require all hospitals that participate in federal health care programs to ask patients about their immigration status on admission forms and report aggregate data on patient immigration status to the federal government every three months. Hospitals would be prohibited from reporting individual patient information to law enforcement unless the patient is suspected of or charged with a crime, and they must inform patients that answering the question will not affect their care. The law would exclude hospitals from all federal health care programs if they fail to comply with these requirements. Additionally, hospitals would need to request documentary evidence from patients claiming to be lawful permanent residents. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would be required to submit annual reports to Congress summarizing the immigration status data collected and information about uncompensated care costs for undocumented immigrants.

The Stop the SPLC Act of 2026 would revoke the tax-exempt status of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit organization that tracks and monitors hate groups and extremist activity in the United States. Currently, the SPLC operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization under federal tax law, which allows it to avoid federal income taxes and accept tax-deductible donations. This bill would eliminate that tax-exempt status, making the organization subject to federal income taxes and potentially affecting its funding model. The change would take effect for the SPLC's tax years beginning after the bill's enactment. The bill does not include specific funding provisions since its purpose is to remove a tax benefit rather than appropriate government funds.

This bill would prevent members of Congress who have served 12 or more cumulative years in either the House or Senate from holding certain leadership positions or receiving their regular congressional salary once they reach that 12-year threshold. Specifically, affected members could no longer serve as committee chairs, ranking minority members of committees, or hold leadership positions such as Senate Majority Leader or House Speaker. The restrictions would apply to both current and future members of Congress and take effect starting with the 121st Congress. The bill essentially imposes a career penalty on long-serving legislators by stripping them of their compensation and leadership opportunities if they choose to remain in office past 12 years, which could incentivize voluntary retirement or limit the influence of senior lawmakers.

H.R. 9199, the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act, comprehensively overhauls border security and immigration enforcement. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to immediately resume border wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting at least 900 miles with physical barriers and surveillance technology, while authorizing $158 million for technology upgrades including communication devices and license plate readers by 2025. It substantially tightens asylum eligibility by narrowing the definition of who qualifies for protection, restricting claims based on particular social groups or political opinion, and expanding criminal grounds for asylum denial to include felonies, drug trafficking, and domestic violence. The legislation also modifies protections for unaccompanied migrant children by requiring faster processing and return timelines, creates criminal penalties for visa overstays, mandates strategic planning and staffing models for border agencies, and repeals certain labor regulations for temporary agricultural workers. Additionally, the bill requires expedited asylum processing for nationals of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, directs development of staffing models for border personnel within one year, and mandates annual reporting to Congress on foreign terrorist organization infiltration attempts and border security progress.

H.R. 9200 was introduced on June 8, 2026 by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) with 10 Republican cosponsors. The text for this legislation has not yet been released. A summary will be generated when there is text available.

The American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026 significantly restricts the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. The bill makes it much harder for companies to employ H-1B workers by requiring them to pay wages at the 75th percentile for the occupation or what they pay similar American workers (whichever is higher), conduct extensive recruitment of U.S. workers first, and certify they won't displace American employees or lay off workers in the same classification within a year. The legislation also limits H-1B visas to just 2 calendar years (down from the current 6 years), reduces the annual cap to 65,000 visas, caps nonimmigrant workers at 5 percent of any employer's workforce, and bars companies from advertising jobs specifically seeking foreign workers. The bill gives the Department of Labor enforcement authority to investigate violations and fine employers up to $100,000 per violation, ban them from hiring H-1B workers for up to 10 years, and allows displaced American workers to sue employers in federal court, while requiring the agency to update related regulations within 180 days.

The POWER Act directs the Secretary of Energy to submit reports to Congress on how much electricity and water large data centers use, starting within two years of the law's enactment and then annually thereafter. The reports, prepared with the Environmental Protection Agency, must cover data centers receiving federal permitting assistance and include information on water consumption from public water systems, whether data centers generate their own power, their connection costs to the electrical grid, and who pays for those connections. The legislation applies to private data centers but excludes those owned or operated by federal agencies. Congress expressed concern that data center development should not harm the nation's water resources, farmland, or ranches, and the government should not subsidize data centers that would not be economically viable without federal support. The bill does not provide specific funding amounts or establish penalties, focusing instead on creating transparency through mandatory reporting requirements.

The REMITTANCE Act would dramatically increase the federal excise tax on money transfers sent abroad from one percent to 25 percent. This tax applies to remittance transfers, which are payments sent by individuals to recipients in foreign countries, and would affect millions of Americans who regularly send money to family members and businesses overseas. The bill removes several existing limitations and safeguards that currently apply to this tax. To offset the burden on U.S. citizens, the bill creates a refundable tax credit allowing American citizens to reclaim the excise tax they pay on remittance transfers made for business or travel purposes. Revenue collected from the increased tax would be directed to the Treasury's general fund specifically for deficit reduction, with the tax taking effect retroactively to align with a previous law from 2025.

This bill prohibits federal housing assistance from going to people who are not lawfully present in the United States and prevents housing benefits from being split among family members until all members establish eligibility. It blocks Community Development Block Grants and HOME grants from flowing to states, cities, and organizations that provide any housing assistance to undocumented immigrants, or that fail to comply with federal immigration enforcement requests and cooperation requirements. The legislation also eliminates provisions that previously allowed partial housing assistance to families with mixed immigration status while other members' eligibility was being verified. The restrictions apply to federal housing funding beginning in fiscal year 2024 and going forward. The bill targets so-called "sanctuary cities" and jurisdictions that limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement by cutting off their federal housing development funding.

This bill would amend immigration law to prohibit certain religious leaders from entering the United States on R visas, which are special temporary visas designated for religious workers. Specifically, the legislation bars individuals with titles including imam, grand imam, shaykha, mufti, grand mufti, ayatollah, and grand ayatollah from obtaining this visa category. The bill affects foreign religious leaders who would otherwise qualify to enter the country temporarily to perform religious duties. No specific funding or implementation timeline is included in the legislation. The measure was introduced in May 2026 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

This bill would prohibit citizens and entities from foreign adversaries, state sponsors of terrorism, and designated countries of concern from purchasing residential property in the United States, effective immediately upon enactment. The legislation defines "covered persons" broadly to include foreign citizens from countries of concern, foreign corporations with any ownership stake by such individuals, and any entities affiliated with foreign adversaries or state sponsors of terrorism. Any foreign entities that already own housing in the United States would be required to divest their properties within two years and sell them to U.S. citizens or American corporations. The President would direct federal agencies to create and enforce regulations to implement the purchase ban and ensure compliance with the divestiture requirement. The bill affects foreign nationals and their affiliated entities seeking to own American residential properties, though it does not specify funding levels for enforcement or contain specific timelines beyond the two-year divestiture period.

The Sister City Transparency Act directs the Comptroller General to study sister city partnerships between U.S. communities and foreign cities in countries with significant corruption problems, specifically those scoring 45 or below on Transparency International's 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. The study will examine how foreign communities select U.S. partners, what activities occur in these partnerships, the economic and educational outcomes, and whether adequate safeguards exist against foreign espionage, economic coercion, and misuse of visa programs. The Comptroller General must also assess the transparency of these partnerships' contracts and activities, potential vulnerabilities to malign foreign influence, and recommend best practices for oversight and disclosure. The bill requires a report within six months of the study's initiation to be submitted to relevant congressional committees overseeing foreign affairs, armed services, and education. This legislation contains no specific funding authorization or implementation timeline beyond the six-month reporting deadline.

This bill would amend federal drug laws to impose the death penalty on anyone who knowingly distributes fentanyl to a person who dies from using that fentanyl. Currently, federal law allows life imprisonment for drug dealers whose substances cause death or serious injury, but this legislation would make fentanyl distribution resulting in death a capital offense. The bill would also increase potential fines for fentanyl-related deaths to up to $2 million for individuals and $10 million for organizations. The measure targets fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances specifically and was introduced in May 2026, referred to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee for review. This legislation represents a significant escalation in penalties for drug trafficking and would make the United States one of the few developed nations with capital punishment for drug offenses.

This bill would eliminate the U visa program, which currently allows certain crime victims and witnesses to obtain temporary immigration status and work authorization in exchange for cooperating with law enforcement. The bill affects roughly 400,000 foreign nationals with pending U visa applications, as well as anyone currently holding U visa status. The legislation includes extensive congressional findings citing instances of fraud, including cases where immigrants allegedly staged fake crimes to obtain visas, forged law enforcement certifications, and used the program to avoid deportation. The bill argues that existing alternatives like the S visa for crime witnesses and case-by-case humanitarian parole are sufficient to serve law enforcement needs. No specific funding or implementation timeline is included in the legislation.

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4690) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal certain Federal building energy efficiency performance standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1182) expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1897) to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, streamline the permitting process, eliminate barriers to conservation, and restore congressional intent; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5587) to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8387, introduced in April 2026, would amend immigration law to bar admission and naturalization of foreign nationals based on their membership, affiliation, or advocacy of socialist, communist, Marxist, Chinese communist, or Islamic fundamentalist ideologies, and would allow deportation and denaturalization of immigrants and naturalized citizens who hold or promote these beliefs. The bill dramatically expands immigration enforcement by making individuals with such affiliations inadmissible to the country, deportable if they engage in advocacy after admission, and ineligible for citizenship or subject to revocation of citizenship, with only a narrow exception for those under age 14. It eliminates existing protections such as exemptions for coerced membership and restricts judicial review of enforcement decisions to "final" determinations with no court appeal available. The legislation defines key terms including "Marxism," "Islamic fundamentalism," "Sharia law," and "militant jihad," and directs the Attorney General to issue implementing regulations to carry out the law's provisions.

This bill would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and all its chapters and affiliates as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under existing executive authority. If enacted, the designation would immediately freeze all CAIR assets within U.S. jurisdiction, prohibit U.S. persons and organizations from conducting any transactions with CAIR, add CAIR to the government's blocked persons list, and revoke CAIR's tax-exempt status. The bill cites allegations linking CAIR's founders to Hamas financing and points to past criminal convictions of seven CAIR officials, as well as actions by some state governments and the FBI to distance themselves from the organization. The Secretary of State and Treasury must submit a detailed report to Congress within 30 days explaining how CAIR meets the legal criteria for terrorist designation or, if they determine it does not meet those criteria, providing a detailed justification for that determination.

H.R. 8206 is a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill that funds Department of Homeland Security agencies with approximately $37.3 billion allocated across U.S. Customs and Border Protection ($11.3 billion), the Coast Guard ($12.3 billion), Transportation Security Administration ($10.9 billion), and other DHS agencies, along with $1.7 billion for FEMA, $2.2 billion for cybersecurity programs, and $3.8 billion in federal homeland security grants. The bill establishes oversight mechanisms including monthly forecasts of migrant arrivals at the southwest border, Inspector General reporting requirements, and restrictions on DHS operations such as prohibiting new border crossing fees, protecting pregnant detainees, and requiring congressional notification for major fund transfers. Additionally, the legislation introduces the "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act," which requires states to verify voter citizenship using a federal DHS database and mandates that in-person and mail-in voters provide documentary proof of citizenship or valid photo identification to participate in federal elections. The bill also includes operational provisions addressing flood mitigation ($175 million), prescription drug importation from Canada, aircraft procurement, and cybersecurity assistance, with various administrative controls and restrictions on federal spending across DHS agencies.

The Career Criminal Accountability Act of 2026 creates a federal "three strikes" sentencing system that imposes mandatory enhanced penalties on repeat offenders convicted of specified crimes. Under the bill, different offenses count as different fractions of a "strike"—misdemeanors count as one-quarter, nonviolent felonies as one-half, and violent or firearm-related felonies as full strikes. Once a defendant accumulates three or more strikes across separate criminal episodes and is convicted of an eligible offense, judges must add consecutive prison sentences: 10 years for nonviolent felonies, 15 years for firearm offenses, and life imprisonment for violent felonies (with some exceptions allowing 20-year sentences instead). The bill affects federal defendants convicted of crimes ranging from drug trafficking and burglary to murder, sexual assault, and robbery, though juvenile convictions count for reduced strike values and misdemeanor-only three-strike triggers do not trigger enhancements until a subsequent felony conviction occurs. No new funding or implementation timeline is specified in the legislation.

The Highway Formula Fairness Act modifies how the federal government distributes highway funding to states. Currently, the bill changes the formula for apportioning federal highway program funds starting in fiscal year 2026, basing each state's allocation partly on its historical 2012 funding levels but also ensuring every state receives at least 95 percent of what its highway users contributed to the federal Highway Trust Fund. In simpler terms, states that pay more into the Highway Trust Fund through gas taxes and other highway-related fees should receive funding closer to their contribution levels, though the formula protects states from losing too much compared to their historical allocations. This affects all states and the distribution of billions of dollars in federal highway construction and maintenance funding. The bill was introduced by Representatives Roy, Weber, and Cuellar in March 2026 and has been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

An amendment to make a technical correction to S. 1383.

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.