# 119-hr-10896: To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program.

119-hr-10896, To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-10-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10896
- Congress: 119
- Title: To terminate the diversity immigrant visa program.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-29

## Summary

**Ends the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program** by removing the statutory authority that issues diversity visas and rewriting related parts of the Immigration and Nationality Act so the code no longer refers to the program. - Prospective diversity applicants: People who would have applied for diversity visas lose that immigration pathway. This removes a visa option that targeted entrants from countries with low rates of recent immigration to the United States. - U.S. immigration law text: The bill strikes subsection (c) of 8 U.S.C. 1153 and adjusts multiple cross-references in Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove DV-specific language and prevent inconsistent references. - Federal operations and funding: The change is limited to statute text and conforming edits. The bill does not create new appropriations or tax changes and does not add programs or funding mechanisms.

## Provisions PRIA read

- End the diversity visa program: cost, medium. This bill would end the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program by striking subsection (c) of section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153). If enacted, no new diversity immigrant visas could be issued and people who planned to use that visa route would lose that option. The bill woul…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5247: To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department of State.
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6764: Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10896 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10896)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-5247: To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5247)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-6764: Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6764)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10896 (as of 2026-10-29).