Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act

Sponsor: Bernie Moreno (Republican-OH)July 15, 2026

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In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Legal immigration and refugee admissions would be cut, and border security would be strengthened.

This bill would significantly reduce the number of family-sponsored and employment-based immigrants allowed into the U.S. each year, and also cut the number of refugees. It would make asylum harder to get and increase penalties for immigration-related crimes. The bill also includes new border crossing fees and a system for new ID cards and employer verification.

What Would Change

Today, the U.S. has higher caps for family-based and employment-based immigration, and a diversity visa program. Asylum rules are different, and birthright citizenship applies to nearly all children born in the U.S. After this bill, legal immigration and refugee numbers would be significantly cut, diversity visas would end, and asylum would be harder to obtain. Birthright citizenship would be limited for certain children, and non-citizens who vote would face felony charges.

Key Provisions

Caps family-sponsored immigration at 300,000 per year, minus other admissions, and employment-based immigration at 40,000 per year.
Ends the diversity visa program, setting its worldwide level to zero.
Limits the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 50,000 per year.
Requires asylum seekers to declare their intent within 30 days and apply within 45 days of entering the U.S., and raises the standard for proving a credible fear of persecution.
Expands the definition of "aggravated felony" and allows judges to order deportation at the time of sentencing for certain crimes.
Increases Border Patrol personnel and creates new border crossing fees ($3 per person, $5 per private vehicle) to fund border security.

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S 4983 · 119th Congress · July 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 2/10

Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act

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