# 119-hr-9479: Remigration Act 119-hr-9479, Remigration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-07-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9479 - As of: 2026-07-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-9479 - Congress: 119 - Title: Remigration Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-25 - Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2026-07-11 ## Summary **Tightens denaturalization and expands grounds for deportation** across multiple immigration categories. It adds new criminal and national-security triggers, creates a wide review of recent asylum and refugee grants, and narrows who counts as a U.S. citizen at birth. - Naturalized citizens and children: Adds new denaturalization grounds within 10 years after naturalization for fraud involving government benefits, knowingly joining or supporting a designated foreign terrorist organization, aggravated felonies, and certain federal crimes. It also redefines "subject to the jurisdiction" for birthright claims, and creates an administrative revocation process with a hearing and limited judicial review. - Asylum seekers and refugees: Creates an Asylum and Refugee Status Review Task Force to reexamine all asylum grants, refugee admissions, and status adjustments from January 20, 2021 through January 20, 2025. The Task Force can terminate or revoke status if it finds grants unsupported or unlawful, which can lead to removal after notice and an opportunity to respond. - Lawful permanent residents, nonimmigrants, and certain nationals: Allows revocation of LPR status for receipt of means-tested public benefits during the 5 years before enactment. It also terminates nonimmigrant status for defined "serious criminal offenses", authorizes visa or status revocations for nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen who entered within the prior 10 years, and creates a deportability ground for public anti-American statements proven by clear and convincing evidence. - Other changes: Requires USCIS to adopt a standardized English literacy assessment with minimum passing standards set by regulation within 180 days, and requires repatriation with children for certain denaturalized persons while limiting separation during removal proceedings. ## Cosponsors (1) - Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Cancel green cards for benefit use: cost, high. This bill would let the government revoke a lawful permanent resident's status if they received any means-tested public benefits in the five years before enactment. It would also let the Secretaries cancel visas, green cards, or other benefits for nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or… - Limit birthright citizenship for newborns: cost, high. For children born in the United States on or after enactment, this bill would limit automatic U.S. citizenship. A child would be a citizen only if at least one parent is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident living in the U.S., or a lawfully present service member in the armed for… - Revoking citizenship and process changes: cost, high. This bill would require the government to revoke naturalization for people convicted of listed crimes within 10 years after becoming citizens. USCIS would decide these revocations in an administrative process with a notice, a hearing, and an internal appeal, and court review would be limited to the… - New deportability and visa rules: cost, medium. This bill would add a ground for deporting noncitizens who publicly espouse anti‑American beliefs or affiliations that threaten national security or public safety, based on clear and convincing evidence. It would also require that any nonimmigrant convicted of a serious criminal offense lose their… - Standardized English test for naturalization: cost, low. If you apply for U.S. naturalization, this bill would require passing a standardized English literacy test given by USCIS. USCIS would have to set the test and the minimum passing score by regulation within 180 days after the bill is enacted. You would need to show you can read, write, speak, and u… - Review of asylum, refugee, and adjustments: mixed, medium. This bill would create a DHS Task Force to review all asylum grants, refugee admissions, and status adjustments made between Jan 20, 2021 and Jan 20, 2025. The Task Force would check credibility, compliance with law at the time, and country‑condition changes, and it could recommend revoking status… ## Related bills - 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025 - 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act - 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act - 119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act - 119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act - 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026 ## Sources - [119-hr-9479 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9479) ## Related - [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740) - [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21) - [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106) - [119-hr-175: Deport Alien Gang Members Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-175) - [119-hr-116: Stopping Border Surges Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-116) - [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9479 (as of 2026-07-11).