H.R.4393

H. R. 4393

July 15, 2025

Ms. Salazar (for herself, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Valadao, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gray, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stutzman, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Gillen, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mrs. Trahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To secure the border and reform the immigration laws.

1. Short title; table of contents; DIVISION A—BORDER SECURITY FOR AMERICA; TITLE I—BORDER SECURITY; 1111. Strengthening the requirements for barriers along the southern border; 1112. Air and Marine Operations flight hours; 1113. Landowner and rancher security enhancement; 1114. Southern border threat analysis, Border Patrol strategic plan, and Northern Border Threat Analysis; 1115. Agent and officer technology use; 1116. Report on standards and guidelines for managing ports of entry under the control of the department of homeland security; 1117. Stakeholder and community engagement; 1118. Training for officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 1119. U.S. border patrol processing coordinator positions; 1120. Establishment of higher minimum rates of pay for United States border patrol agents; 1121. Body Worn Camera Pilot Program Authorization; 1122. Protecting sensitive locations; TITLE II—BORDER AND PORTS OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING; 1201. Ports of entry infrastructure; 1202. Sense of Congress on cooperation between agencies; 1203. Authorization of appropriations; 1204. Funding matters; TITLE III—CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS; 1301. Illicit spotting; 1302. Unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls; 1303. Report on smuggling; 1304. Illegal reentry; 1305. Mandatory minimum penalty for child sex trafficking; 1306. Visa ineligibility for spouses and children of drug traffickers; 1307. DNA testing and collection consistent with Federal law; 1308. Increased penalty for voting by aliens; TITLE IV—MANDATORY E-VERIFY; 1401. Short title; 1402. Employment eligibility verification process; 1403. Employment eligibility verification system; 1404. Recruitment, referral, and continuation of employment; 1405. Good faith defense; 1406. Preemption and States’ Rights; 1407. Repeal; 1408. Penalties; 1409. Fraud and misuse of documents; 1410. Protection of Social Security Administration programs; 1411. Fraud prevention; 1412. Use of Employment Eligibility Verification Photo Tool; 1413. Identity authentication employment eligibility verification pilot programs; 1414. Inspector General audits; TITLE V—ASYLUM REFORM; 1501. Humanitarian campuses; 1502. Expedited Asylum Determinations; 1503. Screening and processing in Western hemisphere; 1504. Recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews; 1505. Renunciation of asylum status pursuant to return to home country; 1506. Notice concerning frivolous asylum applications; 1507. Anti-fraud investigative work product; 1508. Penalties for asylum fraud; 1509. Statute of limitations for asylum fraud; 1510. Standard operating procedures; facilities standards; 1511. Criminal background checks for sponsors of unaccompanied alien children; 1512. Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien children; 1513. Hiring authority; 1514. Humanitarian status; 1515. Two strike policy; 1516. Loan forgiveness for legal service providers at humanitarian campuses; DIVISION B—DIGNITY AND AMERICAN DREAM; TITLE I—DREAM ACT; 2101. Short title; 2102. Permanent resident status on a conditional basis for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children; 2103. Terms of permanent resident status on a conditional basis; 2104. Removal of conditional basis of permanent resident status; TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS; 2201. Definitions; 2202. Submission of biometric and biographic data; background checks; 2203. Limitation on removal and other conditions on eligible individuals; 2204. Determination of continuous presence and residence; 2205. Exemption from numerical limitations; 2206. Availability of administrative and judicial review; 2207. Documentation requirements; 2208. Confidentiality of information; 2209. Provisions affecting eligibility for adjustment of status; TITLE III—DIGNITY PROGRAM; 2301. Establishment; 2302. Eligibility; 2303. Registration; departure; 2304. Program participation; 2305. Completion; TITLE IV—CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN WORKERS; 2401. Purpose; 2402. Availability of funds; 2403. Conforming amendments; 2404. Definitions; 2405. Allotments to States; 2406. Grants to partnerships; 2407. Use of funds; 2408. Performance and accountability; 2409. Grants for access to high-demand careers; DIVISION C—AMERICAN PROSPERITY AND COMPETITIVENESS; 3101. Short title; TITLE I—AMERICAN FAMILIES UNITED; 3111. Rule of construction; 3112. Discretionary authority with respect to family members of United States citizens; 3113. Motions to reopen or reconsider; 3114. Temporary family visitation; 3115. Military Naturalization Modernization; TITLE II—FAIRNESS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRANTS; 3201. Reduction of backlogs; 3202. Per-country caps raised; 3203. Protecting the status of children affected by delays in visa availability; TITLE III—EMPLOYMENT AND STUDENT VISAS; 3301. Spouses and minor children of workers; 3302. Wages received by nonresident alien individuals during optional practical training subject to social security taxes; 3303. Individuals with doctoral degrees in STEM fields recognized as individuals having extraordinary ability; 3304. Modernizing Visas for Students; 3305. Resources for Visa Processing