# 119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act 119-hr-8827, ASSIMILATION Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-8827 - Congress: 119 - Title: ASSIMILATION Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-05-14 - Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN) - Cosponsors: 17 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **This bill shifts U.S. immigration toward a new national‑interest standard** that prioritizes merit, economic self‑sufficiency, and cultural assimilation. It narrows family and diversity pathways and ties many visas to wage, shortage, or agency priority tests. - Redefined families. Reduces "immediate relatives" to spouses and unmarried children under 18 and sets family‑sponsored visas at 88,000 per year. It also creates a nonimmigrant W visa for parents with limits on work and public benefits. - Work and visas. Caps employment‑based green cards at 140,000 annually and limits H‑1B visas to 50,000 per year. Applicants must receive a DHS national‑interest certification based on high wages, shortage service, agency support, extraordinary ability, or qualifying investment and job creation. - Sponsors and enforcement. Raises sponsor income to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines and requires at least a $20,000 bond per sponsored immigrant. Expands public‑charge rules, adds liens and administrative offsets, mandates E‑Verify, and tightens detention, expedited removal, and asylum credibility standards. ## Cosponsors (17) - Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Higher sponsor income tests and bonds: cost, high. If enacted, sponsors would face a higher financial test and new bond rules. The affidavit-of-support income threshold would rise to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Sponsors and joint sponsors must post a bond of at least $20,000 per sponsored person. Bonds stay in effect up to 10 years afte… - Stricter public-charge and benefit rules: cost, high. If enacted, immigration officers would get a stronger public-charge test. Getting more than 12 months of means-tested benefits in any 36-month window would create a presumption you are a public charge, counting multiple benefits in one month separately. You could only rebut that presumption with ob… - Major limits on H-1B visas: cost, high. If enacted, H-1B visas would be capped at 50,000 per year. H-1B status could last no more than three years and could not be renewed, and beneficiaries could not adjust to a green card unless they stay outside the United States for at least two continuous years after their H-1B ends. Employers would… - Tougher rules for employment green cards: cost, high. If enacted, employment-based green cards would need a new DHS "national-interest" certification. The law would require one strong positive factor (for example, pay at or above the 90th percentile, work in a DHS national-interest job at the 75th percentile, a federal strategic support letter, extrao… - Work ban for some F-1 students: cost, medium. If enacted, people admitted in the specified F-1 category in section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) would not be considered authorized to work in the United States. That means affected F-1 students would lose employment eligibility under this admission category. - Tougher parole, asylum, and overstay rules: cost, medium. If enacted, DHS parole would be limited to case-by-case written determinations for up to 90 days and programmatic parole would be banned. Categorical deferred action would be prohibited, with individualized written deferrals limited to 180 days for narrow reasons. Credible-fear screening in expedit… - Employer checks and farm wage rules: mixed, high. If enacted, all employers hiring new workers would have to enroll in and use E-Verify when they complete Form I-9. DHS would keep E-Verify free, run it 24/7, and require provisional authorization steps when a confirmation is pending. If E-Verify never confirms, employers could end employment after… - Family detention and child custody rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, DHS would be able to detain children who are not unaccompanied and detain parents with children under certain misdemeanor charges. States could not require licensing of immigration detention facilities used for families. For unaccompanied children apprehended 30 days after enactment, HH… ## Related bills - 119-hr-45: FIND Act - 119-hr-7678: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act - 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act - 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act - 119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act - 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-8827 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8827) ## Related - [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45) - [119-hr-7678: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7678) - [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987) - [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425) - [119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-645) - [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827 (as of 2026-09-21).