The Accountability Through Verification Act (by Chuck Grassley, R-IA) would require all employers to use E-Verify to check the work authorization for all new hires – and all existing employees who have not yet been checked – within one year, increase penalties for employers who knowingly hire illegal workers, and crack down on unauthorized aliens using false or stolen Social Security numbers.

The Legal Workforce Act (by Ken Calvert, R-CA) would require most employers to begin using the E-Verify system for all new hires within two years, increase fines for employers who knowingly hire illegal workers, and require the Social Security Administration to notify employers when a Social Security number is used multiple times.

The Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026  (by Katie Britt, R-AL) would permanently establish E-Verify and require most employers to begin using it for all new hires within 18 months, phased in by employer size. The bill would also increase civil and criminal fines on employers who knowingly hire illegal workers and would require the Social Security Administration to notify employees and employers when a Social Security number shows a pattern of unusual multiple use.

The Nuclear Family Priority Act (by Eli Crane, R-AZ) would end categories for adult siblings and adult children of U.S. citizens, and replace green cards for parents of U.S. citizens with renewable visas.

The Americans First Immigration Act (by Barry Moore, R-AL) would end green card categories for parents of U.S. citizens, adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens (married and unmarried), adult unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents, and siblings of U.S. citizens.

The Nuclear Family Priority Act (by Jim Banks, R-IN) would end categories for adult siblings and adult children of U.S. citizens, and replace green cards for parents of U.S. citizens with renewable visas.

The SAFE Act (by Mike Collins, GA) would eliminate the visa lottery, which raffles off 55,000 green cards each year without regard to employment skills or family ties.

The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (by Brian Babin, R-TX) would end abuse of America’s practice of birthright citizenship by limiting its use to citizens, legal permanent residents, and lawful aliens performing active service in the U.S. military.

The Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (by Lindsey Graham, R-SC) would end abuse of America’s practice of birthright citizenship by limiting its use to citizens, legal permanent residents, and lawful aliens performing active service in the U.S. military.

The Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act (Rep. Gosar) would end the Optional Practical Training program (OPT) that provides incentives for employers to hire foreign students from U.S. colleges instead of American graduates for high-skill jobs.

The End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 (by Eli Crane, R-AZ) would reduce the H-1B cap to 25,000 per year, and eliminate the Optional Practical Training program (OPT) along with all employment authorization for F, M, and J student-purpose nonimmigrants.

The American Tech Workforce Act (Sen. Banks) would end the Optional Practical Training program (OPT) that gives employers discounts for not hiring American workers.

The Visa Cap Enforcement Act (by Tom Cotton, R-AR) would dramatically shrink the H-1B program by eliminating most uncapped pathways that currently allow extensions, job changes, and unlimited hiring at universities and nonprofits, reducing the program to approximately 85,000 new entrants per year and reducing H-1B numbers by an average of 172,000 per year over 10 years.

The Stopping Border Surges Act (by Andy Biggs, AZ) would close the loophole that prevents unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries to be returned to their home nations, allow DHS to detain family units who are apprehended after crossing the border illegally, and strengthen the credible fear standard to make it more in line with the asylum standard.