Bill would end the diversity visa program.
H.R. 10896 — To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program. · Filed by Keith Self (R-TX) · Introduced Oct 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops the diversity immigrant visa program. The program gives 50,000 visas each year. It goes to people from countries with few immigrants to the U.S. The bill removes all diversity visa rules from federal law.
Who it affects
People from countries with low immigration to the U.S. would lose this visa option. They would have fewer legal ways to move to America.
One thing to notice
The bill cuts 50,000 visa slots per year.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- diversity immigrant visa program — A federal program that gives 50,000 visas each year to certain people.
- federal law — Rules made by Congress that apply to the whole country.
- visa — Official permission to enter and live in another country.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,260 characters) on Oct 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-31.
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