Immigration Status Notification and Transparency Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8191 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8191 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic notification regarding change in status of immigration petitions or applications. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2026 Mr. Subramanyam (for himself and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic notification regarding change in status of immigration petitions or applications. 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 ``Immigration Status Notification and Transparency Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION REGARDING CHANGE IN STATUS OF IMMIGRATION PETITIONS OR APPLICATIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 295. ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION REGARDING CHANGE OF STATUS FOR ANY FILING. ``Not later than 24 hours after a change in status with regard to a petition or application under the immigration laws, electronic notification shall be provided of such change to the applicant or petitioner, to any legal representative of such applicant or petitioner, and to each alien to whom the petition or application pertains. The electronic notification shall include at least two of the following: ``(1) Email. ``(2) Phone call (including an automated message). ``(3) Text message.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item pertaining to section 294 the following: ``295. Electronic notification rega