The bill's title says it would prohibit National Laboratories from admitting certain foreign nationals. The full text of the bill is not provided here. Available metadata: sponsored by Pat Harrigan, introduced August 13, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. No publicly available information about which foreign nationals would be affected, what "admit" would legally mean, or other provisions.
If you work at, visit, or collaborate with a National Laboratory and are a foreign national, this bill (if passed) could change whether you may be admitted to those facilities. No publicly available information explains which visitors, visa types, or countries would be covered or how labs would change procedures.
No publicly available information about estimated federal costs, budget impacts, or required agency actions is available in the provided materials.
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