House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ASSIMILATION Act
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a national-interest standard for immigration, end certain family-sponsored immigration categories, revise standards relating to good moral character, eliminate the diversity immigrant category, revise public-charge and sponsor-support rules, revise naturalization requirements, reform employment-based immigration and H-1B visas, eliminate Optional Practical Training absent express statutory authorization, revise asylum procedures, require employment eligibility verification, establish additional penalties relating to unlawful presence and visa overstays, revise parole authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Ogles R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 14, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: May 14, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8827.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OGLES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 82, May 14, 2026, Page H3532):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8827, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8827
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Randy Fine (R-FL), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Mary Miller (R-IL), Cory Mills (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Keith Self (R-TX).
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Related bills
- S. 4546 (119th) ASSIMILATION ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.