SAFE for America Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 17, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2023 or the SAFE for America Act of 2023
This bill eliminates the diversity immigrant program, which makes immigrant visas available to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Oct 25, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | May 15, 2024 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Dec 3, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 33, February 17, 2023, page H856.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 413 | SAFE for America Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Mar 5, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SAFE for America Act of 2023
- Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
