Bill makes entering U.S. to give birth a federal crime
H.R. 9850 — No Deliveries Act · Filed by Randy Fine (R-FL) · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill makes it a federal crime for non-citizens to enter the U.S. planning to give birth. This applies if the child's parents are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. The person must lie about their reason for entering. A person convicted must go to prison for at least 10 years. Federal courts can also order the convicted person removed from the country.
Who it affects
Non-citizens who enter the U.S. planning to give birth would face criminal charges and prison time. Their families would be affected by their imprisonment and removal.
One thing to notice
The bill does not explain how prosecutors will prove someone entered planning to give birth. A 10-year prison sentence for lying about entry reasons is very long.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 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
- non-citizens — People who are not U.S. citizens.
- lawful permanent residents — Non-citizens with legal permission to live in the U.S. permanently.
- federal crime — A crime that breaks a U.S. law enforced by the national government.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (883 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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