Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7105 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7105 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide authority to suspend entry and immigration benefits during a declared invasion at the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Mr. Hunt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide authority to suspend entry and immigration benefits during a declared invasion at the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF INVASION AT SOUTHERN BORDER. Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 212 the following: ``Sec. 212A. Declaration of invasion at southern border ``(a) Authority.--The President may determine and proclaim that an invasion exists at the southern border of the United States for purposes of article IV, section 4 of the Constitution. ``(b) Southern Border Defined.--In this section, the term `southern border' means the international land border between the United States and Mexico. ``(c) Notification.--Not later than 7 days after issuing or terminating a proclamation under subsection (a), the President shall transmit notice of such action to the Congress.''. SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF ENTRY DURING DECLARED INVASION. Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) is amended