United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 54 R cosponsors

HR 1241 — SAFE for America Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 54 sponsors

    1 primary, 53 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (54 R).

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In plain language

The bill eliminates the diversity immigrant program from U.S. immigration law.

This bill aims to remove the diversity immigrant program from the Immigration and Nationality Act. If passed, the changes will take effect on October 1, 2025.

Summary

Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2025 or SAFE for America Act of 2025This bill eliminates the diversity visa program. This program provides up to 55,000 visas annually to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill eliminates the diversity immigrant program from the Immigration and Nationality Act.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (c) Diversity immigrantsThe diversity immigrant program shall make available visas for aliens from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

    This change removes the diversity immigrant program entirely.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    and

    This addition helps to adapt the existing law after the deletion of subsection (c).

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    ; and → .

    This change results in removing an unnecessary conjunction after the last remaining paragraph of subsection (a).

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (3) Diversity immigrants

    This change removes the section referencing diversity immigrants under preference allocations.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (e)

    This change removes subsection (e) which was related to the diversity visa allocations.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) → clause (i)

    This change updates references due to the removal of the diversity immigrant program.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    subsection (a), (b), or (c) → subsection (a) or (b)

    This updates the criteria for visa allocations related to remaining classes after removal of subsection (c).

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (2)

    This change simplifies the legal text by removing the now obsolete paragraph (2) in the context of the eliminated diversity immigrant program.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (3)

    This renumbers the paragraph due to the deletion of subsection (d), ensuring numerical accuracy.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section → subsection (a) or (b) of this section

    This reiteration ensures clarity after the removal of diversity visa references.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    subsections (a), (b), and (c) → subsections (a) and (b)

    This change acknowledges the removal of subsection (c) from the immigration allocation structure.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (d) → (c)

    This adjusts the subsection labels following the deletion of (d) which was tied to diversity visas.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    section 203(d) → section 203(c)

    This clarifies references after the elimination of the diversity visa program.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    section 203(d) → section 203(c)

    This maintains legislative consistency in the reference to visa allocation after subsection removal.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    subsection (a), (b), or (c) → subsection (a) or (b)

    This makes necessary adjustments to legal text reflecting the legislative change.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1153

    (d) → (c)

    This renumbers subsections following the removal of the diversity immigrant program.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 53 co-sponsors · 493 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (53)

Not signed on (493)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1241 do?
Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2025 or SAFE for America Act of 2025This bill eliminates the diversity visa program. This program provides up to 55,000 visas annually to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
Who sponsors HR 1241?
HR 1241 is sponsored by Collins, Mike (Republican), Gill, Brandon (Republican), Webster, Daniel (Republican), Haridopolos, Mike (Republican), Tiffany, Thomas P. (Republican), Nehls, Troy E. (Republican), Ogles, Andrew (Republican), Taylor, David J. (Republican), Biggs, Sheri (Republican), Brecheen, Josh (Republican), Boebert, Lauren (Republican), Biggs, Andy (Republican), Downing, Troy (Republican), Gosar, Paul A. (Republican), Roy, Chip (Republican), Kennedy, Mike (Republican), Cline, Ben (Republican), Grothman, Glenn (Republican), Hunt, Wesley (Republican), Barr, Andy (Republican), Cloud, Michael (Republican), Fry, Russell (Republican), Massie, Thomas (Republican), Donalds, Byron (Republican), Fine, Randy (Republican), Wied, Tony (Republican), Wagner, Ann (Republican), DesJarlais, Scott (Republican), Schmidt, Derek (Republican), Miller, Mary E. (Republican), Self, Keith (Republican), Jack, Brian (Republican), Mace, Nancy (Republican), Steube, W. Gregory (Republican), Moore, Riley M. (Republican), Pfluger, August (Republican), Van Epps, Matt (Republican), Mackenzie, Ryan (Republican), Barrett, Tom (Republican), Patronis, Jimmy (Republican), McClintock, Tom (Republican), Estes, Ron (Republican), Babin, Brian (Republican), Perry, Scott (Republican), Davidson, Warren (Republican), Griffith, H. Morgan (Republican), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Moore, Barry (Republican), Calvert, Ken (Republican), McDowell, Addison P. (Republican), Crank, Jeff (Republican), Fedorchak, Julie (Republican), Baumgartner, Michael (Republican), and Onder, Robert F. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 1241?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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