H.R. 8191

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8191 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8191

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic 
notification regarding change in status of immigration petitions or 
applications.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 2, 2026

Mr. Subramanyam (for himself and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic 
notification regarding change in status of immigration petitions or 
applications.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Status Notification and 
Transparency Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION REGARDING CHANGE IN STATUS OF 
IMMIGRATION PETITIONS OR APPLICATIONS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 295. ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION REGARDING CHANGE OF STATUS FOR ANY 
FILING.

``Not later than 24 hours after a change in status with regard to a 
petition or application under the immigration laws, electronic 
notification shall be provided of such change to the applicant or 
petitioner, to any legal representative of such applicant or 
petitioner, and to each alien to whom the petition or application 
pertains. The electronic notification shall include at least two of the 
following:
``(1) Email.
``(2) Phone call (including an automated message).
``(3) Text message.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act is 
amended by inserting after the item pertaining to section 294 the 
following:

``295. Electronic notification regarding change of status for any 
filing.''.
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