Bill cuts legal immigration and makes asylum and deportation harder.
S. 4983 — Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act · Filed by Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill makes big changes to U.S. immigration law. It cuts the number of people who can come legally each year. It makes it much harder for people to ask for asylum. It adds more crimes that can lead to deportation. Courts would have less power to review some immigration decisions.
Who it affects
Families who want to reunite in the U.S. would have fewer options. People seeking asylum would face tight deadlines and stricter rules. People without legal status would lose access to many federal benefits.
One thing to notice
The bill removes many chances for courts to review immigration cases. It sets very strict rules for asylum seekers to file quickly.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Jul 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 15, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the 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
- asylum — Protection given by a country to people fleeing danger in their home country.
- deportation — Forcing someone to leave the country and return to their home country.
- federal benefits — Money and help the government gives to people who need it.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,012 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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