HR7964-119

In Committee

Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 17, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Supreme Court, in Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. (2018), upheld the President’s authority to restrict entry from countries posing, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term designated country means— Somalia; any country identified in Presidential Proclamation 9645, as upheld in Trump v. Hawaii, including, and creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4. It relies on compliance mandates, exemptions, definition changes, and grants. The main policy areas are Defense and Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Supreme Court, in Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. (2018), upheld the President’s authority to restrict entry from countries posing...
  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term designated country means— Somalia; any country identified in Presidential Proclamation 9645, as upheld in Trump v. Hawaii, including...
  • Creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5. Designation and review process.
  • Requires loosens a compliance mandate, exemption provision: 6. Enhanced vetting procedures.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Supreme Court, in Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. (2018), upheld the President’s authority to restrict entry from countries posing, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term designated country means— Somalia; any country identified in Presidential Proclamation 9645, as upheld in Trump v. Hawaii, including, and creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Immigration

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The Supreme Court, in Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. (2018), upheld the President’s authority to restrict entry from countries posing, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term designated country means— Somalia; any country identified in Presidential Proclamation 9645, as upheld in Trump v. Hawaii, including, and creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, exemption provision: 4.

Policy Domains

Defense Immigration

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 17, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 17, 2026

Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Fine, Mr. Donalds, and Mrs. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Immigration
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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