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Yvette Clarke (D-NY)

Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act

H.R. 9457 · House bill Immigration

A Democratic bill with 29 Democratic cosponsors · See all 29 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act aims to protect the integrity of the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. It seeks to prevent the unauthorized, program-wide suspension of visa issuances by the executive branch. The bill establishes rules to ensure transparency and congressional oversight regarding any limits placed on the program. It distinguishes between permissible targeted restrictions and prohibited wholesale suspensions. Finally, it works to protect eligible selectees from losing immigration opportunities due to broad administrative pauses.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +7

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill requires the executive branch to provide notice to Congress and publish details of visa-related suspensions in the Federal Register.

  • Scored +6

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The bill protects eligible visa selectees from losing their immigration opportunities due to broad or indefinite administrative pauses.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?

    The bill protects the eligibility of Diversity Immigrant Visa selectees from losing their opportunity due to administrative pauses.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.