This bill would remove the diversity immigrant program from the Immigration and Nationality Act. It strikes subsection (c) of section 203 and makes technical and conforming changes to other sections that refer to that program. The bill sets the effective date as October 1, 2025.
If you plan to apply for a diversity visa (often called the visa lottery), this bill would end that program on October 1, 2025. The text updates cross-references in the law to reflect the program's removal. The bill text does not say what happens to current or pending diversity visa applications.
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The bill's short title is the "Security And Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2025." Sponsors introduced the bill to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and made technical changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act to reflect that removal. No additional sponsor statements are included in the bill text or metadata.
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