# 119-s-4546: ASSIMILATION Act 119-s-4546, ASSIMILATION Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4546 - As of: 2026-08-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4546 - Congress: 119 - Title: ASSIMILATION Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-05-14 - Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-11 ## Summary This bill would create a **national-interest, merit-based system** that narrows family immigration, caps employment visas, and tightens admission and naturalization rules. It emphasizes high-wage, self-sufficiency, and stricter public-charge and asylum limits. - Families: Immediate Relative eligibility focuses on spouses and unmarried children under 18. Family-sponsored visas are capped at 88,000 per year and sponsors must meet 200% of the federal poverty level. - Workers and employers: Employment-based immigrant visas are capped at 140,000 per year and DHS must certify national-interest cases using high-wage and other criteria. H-1B specialty visas would be capped at 50,000 per year. - Border, asylum, and enforcement: Asylum eligibility is narrowed by a broad transit-country bar and a $500 asylum filing fee. Public-charge rules create a presumption of dependency after receiving means-tested benefits for more than 12 months in any 36-month period and allow deportability and rescission in such cases. ## Provisions PRIA read - Narrower public-charge benefit rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would define 'means-tested public benefit' and list benefits that do not count for public-charge tests. Excluded items include emergency medical assistance, short-term in-kind disaster relief, public-health vaccines and treatment, school lunch and child nutrition programs, fost… - Harder path to U.S. citizenship: cost, high. If enacted, it would become harder and slower to naturalize. You would generally need 10 years of continuous U.S. residence to apply. You would have to submit official federal tax-return transcripts for each year and be current on taxes or on an approved payment plan. English language skill would b… - Tighter work visas and green cards: cost, high. If enacted, the H-1B program would be capped at 50,000 per year and H-1B status limited to a single period of up to 3 years with no extensions. Employers would have to offer at least 200% of the median wage for the job and area before approval. The bill would also set a worldwide employment-based g… - Pending petitions and visa changes: cost, high. If enacted, petitions and applications filed under categories the bill repeals could be voided or denied. The Diversity Visa (green-card lottery) would end and prior selections could no longer lead to visas after enactment. Pending petitions would be decided under the new rules in this bill. The bi… - Tighter parole and enforcement limits: cost, medium. If enacted, DHS parole would be allowed only case-by-case for urgent humanitarian reasons or a significant public benefit and only for up to 90 days. Categorical, class-wide, or programmatic parole would be barred. The bill would also bar broad nonenforcement policies for whole groups and allow onl… - Higher pay floor for farm guest workers: mixed, medium. If enacted, H-2A farm worker pay would be set at the highest of three measures: the DOL prevailing wage for the job and area, the federal or state minimum wage, or the average hourly wage for U.S. workers in that job and area (rounded up). The Labor Department would publish these rates before each… - Mandatory E-Verify for new hires: mixed, medium. If enacted, every employer hiring a new employee would have to enroll in and use E-Verify by the date the employee completes Form I-9. DHS would provide a free basic verification and an optional identity-authentication service. Employers must treat non-confirmed workers as provisionally authorized… - New rules for children and family detention: mixed, medium. If enacted, DHS would be required to detain a noncitizen charged only with misdemeanor unlawful entry when they entered with a child, and the parent would be detained with the child while the charge is pending. States could not require licensing of immigration detention facilities used for children… - Stricter asylum screening and rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the credible-fear standard in expedited removal would be raised so an applicant must show it is more likely than not they qualify for asylum and that their statements are more likely than not true. DHS would be required to use standard questions, quality-assurance checklists, competent… ## Related bills - 119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 - 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act - 119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act - 119-s-4328: FLEX Act - 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025 - 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-s-4546 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4546) ## Related - [119-s-2121: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2121) - [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748) - [119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4983) - [119-s-4328: FLEX Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4328) - [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492) - [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4546 (as of 2026-08-11).