I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 946
To effect a moratorium on immigration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2003
Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DEAL of Geor-
gia, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. GOODE) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To effect a moratorium on immigration.
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 the ‘‘Mass Immigration Re-
duction Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION MORATORIUM DEFINED. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘immigration morato-
rium’’ means the period beginning on October 1, 2003, 
and ending on September 30 of the first fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2008 during which the President submits a re-
port to Congress, which is approved by a joint resolution
of Congress, that the flow of illegal immigration has been 
reduced to less than 10,000 aliens per year and that any 
increase in legal immigration resulting from termination 
of the immigration moratorium would have no adverse im-
pact on the wages and working conditions of United States 
citizens, the achievement or maintenance of Federal envi-
ronmental quality standards, or the capacity of public 
schools, public hospitals, and other public facilities to 
serve the resident population in those localities where im-
migrants are likely to settle. 
SEC. 3. WORLDWIDE LEVELS OF IMMIGRATION. 
Notwithstanding section 201 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, during the immigration moratorium 
under section 2 in lieu of the worldwide levels of immigra-
tion under section 201 of such Act—
(1) the worldwide level of family-sponsored im-
migrants under section 201(c) of such Act is zero; 
(2) the worldwide level of employment-based 
immigrants under section 201(d) of such Act is 
5,000; and 
(3) the worldwide level of diversity immigrants 
under section 201(e) of such Act is zero. 
SEC. 4. ALLOTMENT OF VISAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 203 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, during the immigra-
tion moratorium under section 2, in lieu of the number 
of visas that may be allotted under section 203 of such 
Act—
(1) the number of visas that shall be allotted to 
family-sponsored immigrants under section 203(a) of 
such Act shall be zero; 
(2) the number of visas that shall be allotted in 
any fiscal year to priority workers under section 
203(b)(1) of such Act shall not exceed the worldwide 
level of employment-based immigrants for that fiscal 
year, and the number of visas that shall be allotted 
to other aliens subject to the worldwide level for em-
ployment-based immigrants shall be zero; and 
(3) the number of visas that shall be allotted to 
diversity immigrants under section 203(c) of such 
Act shall be zero. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
SPONSORSHIP
BY
CERTAIN 
ALIENS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during the immigration moratorium, no visa may be allot-
ted to any immigrant on the basis of a petition by an indi-
vidual who has filed an application under section 210 or 
245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
SEC. 5. GRANTING IMMIGRANT STATUS. 
During the immigration moratorium under section 2, 
the Attorney General may not approve any petition for