SAFE for America Act

Bill: 115-hr-1178
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-16
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Department of State

Immigration status and procedures

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2017 or the SAFE for America Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Posey (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Gosar , and Mr. Babin ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as— (1) the Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2017 ; or (2) the SAFE for America Act . 2. Elimination of diversity immigrant program (a) Worldwide level of diversity immigrants Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting and at the end of paragraph (1); (B) by striking ; and at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by striking subsection (e). (b) Allocation of diversity immigrant visas Section 203 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c); (2) in subsection (d), by striking (a), (b), or (c), and inserting (a) or (b), ; (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (4) in subsection (f), by striking (a), (b), or (c) and inserting (a) or (b) ; and (5) in subsection (g), by striking (a), (b), and (c) and inserting (a) and (b) . (c) Procedure for granting immigrant status Section 204 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(I); and (2) in subsection (e), by striking (a), (b), or (c) and inserting (a) or (b) . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2017.