I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1241 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity 
immigrant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2025 
Mr. COLLINS (for himself, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 
HARIDOPOLOS, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. OGLES) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
the diversity immigrant program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as— 
(1) the ‘‘Security And Fairness Enhancement 
for America Act of 2025’’; or 
(2) the ‘‘SAFE for America Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (c). 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 101(a)(15)(V), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 203(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203(c)’’; 
(2) in section 201— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by striking subsection (e); 
(3) in section 203— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV), by 
striking ‘‘section 203(b)(2)(B)’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), 
(f), (g), and (h) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), 
and (g), respectively; 
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(C) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; 
(D) in subsection (d), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(E) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; 
(F) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsections (a), (b), and (c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’; and 
(G) in subsection (g), as redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘(c)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’; 
(4) in section 204— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (I); 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a), (b), or (c) of section 203’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of section 203’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (l)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘section 203 (a) or (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a) or (c) of section 203’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘section 203(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
203(c)’’; 
(5) in section 214(q)(1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 203(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203(c)’’; 
(6) in section 216(h)(1), in the undesignated 
matter following subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 203(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203(c)’’; and 
(7) in section 245(i)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘section 
203(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203(c)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 
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