SAFE for America Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1100
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2023-02-17
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2023 or the SAFE for America Act of </strong><strong>2023</strong></p> <p>This bill eliminates the diversity immigrant program, which makes immigrant visas available to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1100 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2023 Mr. Posey (for himself, Mr. Cloud , and Mr. Duncan ) 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 2023 ; or (2) the SAFE for America Act of 2023 . 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, 2023.