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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9030

Introduced

No Immigration Without Assimilation Act of 2026

Sponsor
RNancy Mace· South Carolina
Introduced
May 26, 2026
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.May 26, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9030 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9030

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require assimilation 
likelihood screenings.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 26, 2026

Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require assimilation 
likelihood screenings.

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 ``No Immigration Without Assimilation 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ASSIMILATION SCREENING.

(a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(H) Assimilation.--Any alien, based on the 
assimilation likelihood screening described in section 
220--
``(i) who holds any view incompatible with 
the principles of the United States;
``(ii) who is unlikely to assimilate to the 
culture of the United States; or
``(iii) whose presence is detrimental to 
the culture or cultural cohesion of the United 
States,
is inadmissible.''.
(b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Aliens who hold views incompatible with the 
principles of the united states or who are unlikely to 
assimilate.--Any alien, based on the assimilation 
likelihood screening described in section 220--
``(i) who holds any view incompatible with 
the principles of the United States;
``(ii) who is unlikely to assimilate to the 
culture of the United States; or
``(iii) whose presence is detrimental to 
the culture or cultural cohesion of the United 
States,
is deportable.''.
(c) Mandatory Assimilation Likelihood Screening.--Chapter 2 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting at the end of the following:

``SEC. 220. MANDATORY ASSIMILATION LIKELIHOOD SCREENING.

``(a) In General.--Prior to granting any immigration benefit 
application, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an 
interview with the alien who has filed such application, conduct a 
review of the public statements made by such alien, and to the extent 
feasible interview relatives and other individuals who can speak to the 
character and beliefs of such alien, to determine if--
``(1) such alien holds any view incompatible with the 
principles of the United States as described under subsection 
(c);
``(2) such alien unlikely to assimilate to the culture of 
the United States; or
``(3) such alien's presence in the United States would be 
detrimental to the culture or cultural cohesion of the United 
States.
``(b) Denial of Immigration Benefit Applications.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall deny an immigration benefit application of an 
alien determined to be an alien described in paragraphs (1) through (3) 
of subsection (a).
``(c) View Incompatible With the Principles of United States 
Described.--The following are views incompatible with the principles of 
the United States:
``(1) The belief that a system of religious law should be 
implemented in the United States.
``(2) The belief that a system of religious law should 
operate in parallel to or supersede the laws of the United 
States, a State, territory, or municipality thereof.
``(3) The belief that violence based on religious teachings 
is justified under any circumstances.
``(4) The belief that politically motivated violence is 
justified under any circumstances.
``(5) The belief that individuals should not be entitled to 
any right guaranteed to them in the Constitution of the United 
States, or any amendment thereto.
``(6) The belief that the Constitution of the United 
States, and all amendments thereto are not the supreme law of 
the land.
``(7) The belief that authoritarian forms of government are 
superior to representative democracy.
``(8) The belief that the alien does not need to learn how 
to speak and understand the English language, if the alien is 
not already fluent in English.
``(9) Any other belief that the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
determines to be incompatible with the principles of the United 
States.
``(d) Immigration Benefit Application Defined.--In this section, 
the term `immigration benefit application' means any application or 
petition to confer, certify, change, adjust, or extend any status 
granted under this Act.''.
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