# 119-hr-8240: SAFER Act of 2026

119-hr-8240, SAFER Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI); status introduced (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8240
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFER Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Bars asylum for people who return to a “country of concern.”** This bill would add a rule to the Immigration and Nationality Act that generally denies asylum to anyone who returns to their country of nationality or, if stateless, their last habitual residence, while allowing narrow waivers for limited national security or legitimate transfers of power. - People who applied for or received asylum and then return to that country would be ineligible for asylum and could have an existing asylum grant terminated. - Individuals who naturalized after receiving asylum could face denaturalization if they return to a country of concern. - The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General would enforce the prohibition and could grant two narrow, case-by-case waivers: a presidential certification for national-security travel or a State Department certification that a legitimate transfer of power occurred.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Bar asylum for immigrants who return: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would bar asylum for any noncitizen who returned to a "country of concern." The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General would be prohibited from granting asylum to such a person. If someone already had asylum and then returned to a country of concern, their asylu…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8240 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8240)

## Related
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8240 (as of 2026-11-01).