SAFE for America Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1241
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2025-02-12
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1241 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.

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 . 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 striking 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 section 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; (C) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) and inserting 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 section and inserting subsection (a) or (b) ; (F) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting 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 subparagraph (I); (B) in subsection (e), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 203 and inserting 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 section 203(d) and inserting section 203(c) ; (6) in section 216(h)(1), in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (C), by striking section 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.